Observation 01 – Whitehall Is Quietly Taking Councillors Out of Planning

From 31 October, one of the most familiar safeguards in local planning will disappear Imagine somebody submits a controversial planning application at the end of your street. Perhaps it is an HMO. Perhaps it is the loss of a community facility. Perhaps it is a development which, while makes sense to an accountant in London,…

Quote of the Month – August 2026

“Modern liberty rests upon three pillars. They are representative democracy; economic freedom; and the rule of law.”

Margaret Thatcher
Winston Churchill Memorial Lecture, Luxembourg, 18 October 1979.