Kirsty Weakley
@kirstyweakley.bsky.social
Journalist for Local Government Chronicle
Anyway first Labour conference story is on the new towns announcement today (which also means there's a 135 report for me to read on the train) www.lgcplus.com/services/hou...
Labour announces 12 successful new towns bids
Labour has announced the 12 areas that will move to the next stage of the new towns programme, with building in three areas to start before the end of
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September 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Anyway first Labour conference story is on the new towns announcement today (which also means there's a 135 report for me to read on the train) www.lgcplus.com/services/hou...
Back the campaign and tell the government to look into this by adding your name to the petition here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Review support and payment for councillors in England
We ask the government to formally review the system of support and payment for councillors. We think this will help ensure this most vital of roles attracts and retains high quality candidates who are...
petition.parliament.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Back the campaign and tell the government to look into this by adding your name to the petition here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Read the full article and explore the data here www.lgcplus.com/politics/gov...
And I've explained more about why I think allowances need to be reformed to eliminate political pressure to keep costs down here www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
And I've explained more about why I think allowances need to be reformed to eliminate political pressure to keep costs down here www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
Exclusive: Inconsistent approach to councillor allowances revealed
Exclusive LGC research has analysed allowance levels at all upper tier local authorities. Scroll down to view our interactive maps and charts. Average
www.lgcplus.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Read the full article and explore the data here www.lgcplus.com/politics/gov...
And I've explained more about why I think allowances need to be reformed to eliminate political pressure to keep costs down here www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
And I've explained more about why I think allowances need to be reformed to eliminate political pressure to keep costs down here www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
I'm a bit sceptical of the plan to close £2bn funding gap for charities with support for fundraising, but good luck to them...
August 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I'm a bit sceptical of the plan to close £2bn funding gap for charities with support for fundraising, but good luck to them...
Action points to implement int he next year include:
🔵establishing a retirement service to help people stay active in the community
🔵more support for employers to be ‘carer friendly’
🔵new residents assembly to involve people in tough decisions
🔵establishing a retirement service to help people stay active in the community
🔵more support for employers to be ‘carer friendly’
🔵new residents assembly to involve people in tough decisions
August 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Action points to implement int he next year include:
🔵establishing a retirement service to help people stay active in the community
🔵more support for employers to be ‘carer friendly’
🔵new residents assembly to involve people in tough decisions
🔵establishing a retirement service to help people stay active in the community
🔵more support for employers to be ‘carer friendly’
🔵new residents assembly to involve people in tough decisions
I almost feel sorry for whoever has to go through the transcripts looking for actual issues being raised by constituents...
August 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I almost feel sorry for whoever has to go through the transcripts looking for actual issues being raised by constituents...
AI Mark did not know very much about the devolution bill or local government pensions but he was able to help with a hypothetical missed bin collection...
August 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
AI Mark did not know very much about the devolution bill or local government pensions but he was able to help with a hypothetical missed bin collection...