Sentences with phrase «about local councillors»

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Yet it shows that even one in four Conservative councillors think power will shift from local government to the centre during this Parliament, and the only unity between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats at local level is about reducing council staff numbers.

I voted by post today and had three ballot papers: mayor, police and crime commissioner, local councillor — which is a lot of decisions to make about our future leaders in one go.

It says a lot about the distinct political character of the Northern Isles that the second placed candidate in the Orkney constituency in 2011 was an Independent, local councillor James Stockan.

The Conservatives lost 405 councillors in local elections across England, Wales and Scotland last Thursday, following weeks of negative headlines for the government about the «pasty tax», the «granny tax» and the 50p tax cut for Britain's richest.

But it in doing so, it removed the need of local councillors to think about the merits or otherwise of new local housing.

It's about local community groups, charities and professional groups, as much as it is about helping councillors.

So it's not just local councillors making off - colour jokes about gays and ethnic minorities who are going to get the order of the boot.

But local councillors have described themselves as «hopeful but not expectant» about their chances.

F40 chair, Councillor Ivan Ould, who is also Lead Member for Children's Services in Leicestershire, said: «Broadly speaking the proposals appear to present a fairer method of funding our schools but f40 will want to carefully assess the full implications, including the issue of local flexibility and details about the transitional arrangements, before responding in detail to the consultation.

«In every region there were local dignitaries present, with mayors, councillors, MPs, and Welsh Assembly members in attendance (we even had GB athlete Jess Coulson running with Karen in the North West region) celebrating all that is great about today's school meals.»

However, the City of Vancouver has placed a moratorium on new cabs and Uber until this October, with some councillors voicing concerns about passenger safety and protecting the local taxi industry.

Talk to local Councillors and council candidates about what local councils can do to tackle the climate emergency.

Listen to Darebin Councillor Trent McCarthy talk about what local councils can do.

On May 24, 2011, Brian Skakun, a city councillor in Prince George, British Columbia, was convicted under the province's privacy laws of leaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation a confidential report about workplace harassment in a local RCMP detachment.

Jones v Cheshire Constabulary (2017) A local councillor and former leader of Cheshire East Council complains about the conduct of a police investigation into the awarding of contracts by one of the largest spending local authorities in the North - West with allegations of defamation and misfeasance in public office against the police.

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