Transparency

Friday, December 19, 2025 dudley council leisurecentre sale audit transparency bureaucracy investigation politics localgovernment

Dudley Council leader Cllr Patrick Harley has firmly denied any attempt to conceal details surrounding the collapse of the planned sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre, amid concerns over a nearly year-long delay in … Read More

Thursday, December 18, 2025 ghislaine maxwell epstein sextrafficking trial habeas conviction justice transparency investigation

Ghislaine Maxwell, former associate and girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, has requested to be freed from her 20-year prison sentence, asserting that new evidence reveals constitutional violations that affected the fairness of … Read More

Thursday, December 11, 2025 transparency planning solihull councillors votes governance accountability localgovernment greenbelt decisionmaking

Opposition councillors in Solihull are calling for a significant change in how votes are recorded at the council’s planning committee meetings—key sessions that decide the fate of local planning applications. Reform … Read More

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 dudley council audit investigation landsale leisurecentre grantthornton transparency delays governance

Investigators examining the collapse of a £1.6 million land deal involving Dudley Council continue to face significant delays, as critical questions remain unanswered nearly a year after being raised. The controversy centers … Read More

Thursday, December 4, 2025 education freeschool walsall dfe valerievaz windsoracademytrust investment secondaryschool accountability transparency

The Department for Education (DfE) has addressed concerns over its free school initiative in Walsall after criticism from the area’s Member of Parliament. Valerie Vaz, MP for Walsall and Bloxwich, previously accused the … Read More