Councils are at the whim of multinational transport firms when it comes to local transport
Local Government
Campaigners say the most polluting vehicles must be taken off the roads to save lives
Opponents of the bill say it is designed to undermine the freedom of speech of those critical of the Israeli Government
The youngest ever life peer cast four failed votes with the Government before she's even made her first speech
Cultural vandalism takes many forms, writes Josiah Mortimer
Just one in nine local council audits are now conducted on time - which researchers blame on a privatised system
A parliamentary report confirms Byline Times' story about the collapse in the auditing of how taxpayers' money is being spent on public services
Serious problems have arisen after the Government abolished the Audit Commission and handed the job to private accountancy firms instead
A party crackdown on local party cooperation is preventing Labour councillors from leveraging their election victories to unseat the Tories in some towns, Josiah Mortimer reports
Reform Political Advertising campaign report reveals scale of deceptive literature in the runup to the May local elections, as Green Party calls for greater regulation