Thank you Scotland. You have reduced the power of Westminster forever
andybodders What a day and what a night! And what a vote! A turnout of 86%! Politicians, the press, pollsters and pundits will be dissecting and spinning this verdict for weeks…
Health promotion to move into hidden world of Shropshire Council’s private company
Shropshire Council is rapidly reducing public oversight of public services paid for with public money. Its latest move is to create a new non-profit enterprise to manage public health services.…
Shropshire Council consulting on moving health prevention service to ip&e
A question was asked from the floor at last Thursday’s council meeting: “When will ip&e be holding its annual general meeting?” The response from Steve Charmley, the conservative portfolio holder…
Ludlow Library to be lost as polling centre before Shropshire Council conducts review (updated 29 August)
Shropshire Council is consulting on future polling stations, but it has already made the decision to move the Ludlow North polling station out of the town library. The problem is…
Shropshire Council’s fifth anniversary: Five years spent undermining local democracy
Five years ago today, on 4 June 2009, Shropshire Council was elected for the first time. Within a year, the Conservative administration was faced with a financial crisis due to…