The 17th October is “Our Day”, which is a drive by the Local Government Association to highlight just how much information the Local Government puts out there, particularly in terms…
Local government
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GloucesterKingswayResidents Association
Kingsway Parish Council – Starting to gather pace
by Barryby BarryIn the Citizen today there is another article about the idea of forming a Parish Council for Kingsway. The article came about when I was asked about my perception of…
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GloucesterPoliticsQuedgeley - Fieldcourt
“Show Your Cross” with the Government on May 5th
by Barryby BarryI have had my official confirmation that my nominations for the Gloucester City elections have been accepted and I am now an official horse in the election race. Also I have had…
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GloucesterKingswayPoliticsResidents Association
The fundamental flaw with “Big Society” from personal experience
by Barryby BarryI have ran a few volunteer organisations over the past few years, which is why the whole idea of Localism and Big Society is not really a new thing for…
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PoliticsQuedgeley - Fieldcourt
How should Quedgeley Parish Council communicate with residents?
by Barryby BarryOne of the biggest complaints I see about Quedgeley Parish council is that few people knows what it does, both in mandate or on a daily basis. This was again…
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Quangos are evil, they are a ridiculous drain on Tax Payers money and not needed. Or that is what the Tory/Lib Government would have us believe. And the term Quango sounds a bit silly…
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GloucesterPolitics
Local Lib Dem Leader loving the power (but forgetting the point?)!
by Barryby BarryIts not too often that we make the comparisons between the local government and the national, however it seems the Gloucester Liberal Democrat Leader, Jeremy Hilton is turning into a…
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There was an online petition to number 10 to get the government to get some clarity of the government position with regard to EHE. The petition said: “We the undersigned…