It’s a testing but all-too-familiar mix: funding cuts from central government, skyrocketing demand for local services, a growing population, tough choices, and communities vulnerable as they recover from the pandemic.
Social media has become an important public space, where councillors share political information and engage with other councillors, officers and residents.
The Prime Minister’s announcement that devolution deals will be extended to county areas is a welcome step forward.
Councils have a range of duties and responsibilities to promote the health and wellbeing of young people in their area.
I represent a ward with a rich LGBT+ history, from the Bloomsbury Group living in its squares to the Gay’s the Word bookshop.
The delivery of domestic abuse services has always been a complex one.
Local government impacts the lives of citizens every day, providing essential services to those it serves. Its decisions directly affect the quality of life of local people.
Every council requires money to finance the resources it needs to provide local public services. So, every councillor should take an interest in the way their council is funded and the financial decisions the council takes.
With almost 1.3 million households affected by dangerous cladding and the exorbitant costs of fixing it, the cladding crisis is one of the key issues facing flat owners today.
Setting up a scrutiny process in the middle of a pandemic might seem a crazy thing to do.