This week saw the last Full Council meeting before the summer break. It was a bumper agenda with some important policy issues up for discussion. Given the weight of matters for discussion it was once again clear that there was not enough time allocated to cover them all. It is…

The May meeting of Council is meant to be more ceremonial and administrative rather than political. It is centered around electing a new Mayor and Deputy and appointing members to the various committees and panels that oversee the work of the Council.  I paid tribute to the work of outgoing…

An investigation led by an independent QC into Tories in Chairman Oliver Dowden’s own constituency has led to reprimands against a number of councillors for their part in an election smear campaign. A Jewish Labour Party candidate who felt ‘terrorised’ by a stream of Antisemitic abuse and death threats against…