Eric Pickles
Eric Pickles uses council tax map to lead us astray
Katie Schmuecker takes apart communities secretary Eric Pickles's attempt to muddy the water over the fairness of regional council tax rates.
Government rhetoric on transparency doesn’t match the reality
Left Foot Forward's Claire French compares the rhetoric of the government on transparency to the reality.
Pickles’s prescription is a recipe for exploitation
Dave Prentis, general secretary of UNISON, Britain’s biggest public sector trade union, on communities secretary Eric Pickles's latest bonkers plans.
Hammersmith horror: Community funding cuts from The Usual Suspects
Kevin Meagher takes a look at the savage cuts being implemented by Tory-run Hammersmith Council, which faced protests from the Save EMA campaign today.
Now even Tory council chiefs have a go at Pickles
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has come under attack from a number of Tory council leaders over the government's savage cuts to local councils, reports Shamik Das.
Pickles has made only ONE ministerial visit in SIX months
It emerged today that communities secretary Eric Pickles has only made ONE ministerial visit in the last SIX months, reports Shamik Das.