governanceworks

Watching local governance at work. With responsibility comes reward, and accountability.

[governanceworks @governanceworks]

Attleborough, Norfolk.

https://t.co/zfwopv0oMB

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Spygate scandal erupts at Battleborough's 'craziest meeting yet'

https://t.co/VnNkxbktK0

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Mystery as parish council suspends committee and hires investigator

https://t.co/zgRcpTbp4G

[Peoples Audit @PeoplesAudit]

Oh dear. Only 4 hours before #Lambeth council meeting and still no papers issued.

[Geoff Jones GR.AM.PA. @1GeoffJones]

Merthyr Council Governance Madness.

A statement from me. Part 1

#merthyrcouncilcoverup

https://t.co/xRNbQ47yE4

[Localgov.co.uk @localgoveditors]

Reform UK council hit by trebling of councillor conduct complaints

Find out more below 👇

https://t.co/WF0EDQKOsQ

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Pretend Peer stood as a Conservative candidate in May 2026 using the first name "Reginald" which indicates he does not even have a deed poll bearing "Lord" as his legal name.

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'Pretend Peer' endorses GMB's One Million Minutes Campaign
@Sussex_World
https://t.co/w3hlMZcvhm

[Phil Rodgers @PhilRodgers]

Here's my current understanding of why the Greens and Lib Dems have not nominated a candidate for leader of Cambridge city council. I'm happy to be corrected on this if it's wrong...

[Eastern Daily Press @EDP24]

Newly-elected Norfolk councillors could scrap 'political assistant' posts https://t.co/mIzFZHkTFv

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Different lawyer (s) appearing at committee meetings. It seems that others left abruptly too.

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BREAKING: Chief Legal Officer Mary Kilner left Hastings BC last Friday. No notice period worked.

@hoxburgh #ldreporter #lga

[Suzanne Audrey @AudreySuzanne]

lack of clarity regarding which service in @BristolCouncil holds the information; technical issues with the council's case management system for processing information requests; technical issues with extracting the information
https://t.co/MNaAg4BJxE
@andrewtlynch @MrDanack

[Merthyr Council Cover Up #merthyrcouncilcoverup @MerthyrCCU]

Carys Kennedy, former Monitoring Officer at Merthyr Council.

She retired early in 2026.

Reportedly having received a financial payment for signing a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA - gagging order).

#merthyrcouncilmeetings

#merthyrcouncilcoverup

[LGC @lgcplus]

MHCLG extends Slough commissioner appointment https://t.co/Na73tkEIis

[Localgov.co.uk @localgoveditors]

Northamptonshire councils consider joint devolution plan

https://t.co/lbcfZiSKW1

[Andrew Lynch @andrewtlynch]

This should have gone to @westofenglandCA scrutiny today. Apart from the reply's Humpty Dumpty nature, monitoring officer Bob Brown should have recused himself as he was subject of a potential whistleblower email scrutiny chair @BristolJerome Thomas buried. Conflict of interest!

[Eastern Daily Press @EDP24]

'Hypocrite' Green councillor who rented out mouldy home steps down citing Long Covid https://t.co/t2h8W5BoQM

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@Official_HUFC About Stuart. #casualracist

https://t.co/EzGJZyZkRp

[LGC @lgcplus]

Four local authorities to pilot flexible voting https://t.co/ujodRgaDN5

[Gwen Swinburn 🇬🇧🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿xx @GSwinburn]

Absolutely disgraceful @labouryork the “forward plan” presented to York Council Executive has ONE item only👿no forward plan = let’s keep Members and all the citizens all in the dark, particularly when it comes to scrutiny planning.
@NigelCllr @stephendfenton @D_J_Myers