“What’s in a name?” Not “Middlesex”
Middlesex campaigners said they were ‘gutted’ after the government pulled the rug on efforts to bring back the historic county’s name – but critics said the council should have checked … Read More
Category: Council constitution
Surrey Council leader urges an elected Mayoral office for the County
The outgoing leader of Surrey County Council has warned Surrey risks being “left behind” if the county does not adopt an elected mayor in the near future. Councillor Tim Oliver … Read More
Is Chantilly better governed than its twin Epsom?
Dear Editor, Thank you for reporting the visit of an Epsom municipal delegation, led by the Mayor, to Chantilly. Their programme sounded interesting and enjoyable. That Chantilly holds 55 days … Read More
Epsom Council declares transparency progress — but Rainbow questions remain unanswered
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council says it has addressed an audit finding on transparency. Yet a straightforward question about one of its largest public assets remains unanswered: how did the … Read More
East Surrey is still going ahead – so what happens next?
Readers may have seen the recent national news that the Government has stopped or paused Local Government Reorganisation in several parts of England. Understandably, some people have asked me: does … Read More
Time for Cllr Dallen to drop his taxpayer funded complaint?
A few minutes of video from an Epsom and Ewell Borough Council meeting have now generated an external investigation, a legal adviser’s attendance at the Town Hall and a standards … Read More
An East Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils
Major and effectively permanent change that will increase people’s council tax bills at a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet. Plans to create more new councils … Read More
A West Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils
New lower tier councils will be created in Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Woking, and most controversially Guildford, just months after elections were held to simplify local government in Surrey. In May, … Read More
Epsom and Ewell to have three tiers of government when promised one?
Following Surrey County Council’s release reported here Plans for East Surrey Council continue to progress that the new East and West Unitary Councils will work toward adoption of an overarching … Read More
Plans for East Surrey Council continue to progress
Plans for the new East Surrey Council continue to move forward as Surrey’s local government reorganisation programme progresses with the full support of both central government and Surrey leaders. Key … Read More
Secret Legal Advice that leaves Surrey high and dry?
The legal advice that forced the nationwide cancellation of local government reorganisation, with the single exception of Surrey because it was too far down the track, will be kept private, … Read More
The shake up of Epsom and Ewell’s local government: was it all a waste of time as Rayner puts pause on LGR elsewhere?
Surrey’s political leaders insist the replacement of the county’s 12 councils by two large unitary authorities remains on schedule. But a government review of local government reorganisation elsewhere in England … Read More