The Liberal Democrats have agreed to fight for proportional representation in local government, and for 75% of councils’ spending to be raised locally.
At the Lib Dem conference in Liverpool today, the party carried a motion on localism that said it “deplored” the shift of power from local communities towards central …

The coalition government plans to introduce bills to cut quangos and devolve powers to local councils under the Conservative Party’s “localism” agenda in the next parliamentary year.
This morning, the Queen set out the coalition’s plans for 22 bills at the state opening of parliament. The government plans to introduce a …

Liberal Democrat MPs will be crucial in the decision-making around cuts to public sector property, according to King Sturge’s head of public sector.
Richard Haynes told Public Property UK that the business secretary, Vince Cable, and the chief secretary to the Treasury, David Laws, would be the most important players in …

The coalition has set out its detailed plans for the next five years including replacing regional development agencies with a new system of local enterprise partnerships.
The government has this morning published its 34-page document “The coalition: our programme for government” setting out the results of last week’s policy negotiations. It …

The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has today confirmed for the first time that it will push ahead with big changes to the planning system.
In a document called Building the Big Society, published by the Cabinet Office today, the government confirmed it would axe regional spatial strategies and would “return …

Over the last couple of days, prime minister David Cameron (pictured) has been announcing his new ministerial team for its coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.
Here are the most significant cabinet appointments for the public property sector:
Chancellor of the Exchequer:
George Osborne
Osborne has been MP for Tatton since 2001. …

On the morning of Friday 7th May, avoiding much of the hype and most of the coverage of the General Election result, I caught a flight to Vienna for a long weekend.
Amid the charms of this eminently walkable city, the clamour surrounding the main political parties here in the UK …

What it is: The document that sets out the policy direction of the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.
When it came out: 12 May 2010.
Why it is important: It sets out the new government’s policies in areas including deficit reduction, tax and the environment.
To read the full agreement click here: Coalition …

The Conservative Party is expected to water down plans for a far-reaching overhaul of the planning system after entering a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.
This morning, law firm Davies Arnold Cooper held a seminar at its office near London’s Fleet Street that set out its expectations on how the Conservative …

Labour won 420 new seats and took overall control of 16 councils in the local elections that took place alongside last Thursday’s general election.
The results, where counting finished over the weekend, reveal a large swing in favour of Labour councillors, with most losses sustained by the Conservatives and the Liberal …