Tony Travers, writing in LGC, has warned that “there is a risk localism will somehow get lost in the economic and political turmoil that lies ahead”.  He believes that in the months ahead, the Tories must be pushed to explain what “radical decentralisation” would mean in practice.  He believes that this is necessary as the [...]

Sunday Times 03.01.10
A POWERFUL coalition of some of Britain’s biggest property developers will launch this week to fight Tory party planning policies.
The group, called Growing Communities, claims Conservative plans to hand over more power to local councils for planning decisions risks local councillors deciding applications on the basis of “political whims” [...]