by Catherine Shannon / 22 Jan 2010
Catherine Shannon holds a mobile projector up to the lightLG HS200 Projector£499I have to admit that when I think ‘projector' what springs to mind first is one of those great clunky beige things you put handwritten transparencies on.
by Catherine Shannon / 18 Dec 2009
Catherine Shannon on a back-to-basics Bluetooth headset Jabra BT2080£29.
by Catherine Shannon / 10 Dec 2009
And so our love/hate relationship with MPs’ expenses continues.
by Catherine Shannon / 09 Dec 2009
Gordon Brown avoided the ‘I’ word in today’s PMQs.
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by Catherine Shannon / 08 Dec 2009
Today Peter Mandelson earned himself a prestigious ‘Foot in Mouth Award’ from the Plain English Campaign.
by Catherine Shannon / 04 Dec 2009
Conscious of being seen as disconnected from those they represent, politicians are tripping over themselves to conspicuously open their ears to the general public.
by Catherine Shannon / 03 Dec 2009
Richmond Council is demanding that the government reviews its allocation of funding to local authorities.
by Catherine Shannon / 01 Dec 2009
Manchester Council is being sued for breach of contract by a concert promoter after cancelling a Bob Marley tribute festival.
by Catherine Shannon / 26 Nov 2009
When John Denham announces today that councils could “lead the way” in driving down carbon emissions, many council members will surely mutter to themselves that he is a bit behind the curve.
by Catherine Shannon / 18 Dec 2009
People may like directly-elected mayors, but politicians don't, says Catherine Shannon.
by Catherine Shannon / 11 Dec 2009
The hostility of Yorkshire Council has deeply offended town crier, Harry Cryer.
by Catherine Shannon / 10 Dec 2009
Last night I was lucky enough to attend Lord Speaker Baroness Hayman’s innovatively titled “Ermine, Ethics and Engagement” speech.
by Catherine Shannon / 09 Dec 2009
Camden Local Council has criticised the Comprehensive Area Assessment inspection regime despite being awarded England’s highest rating for public services by it.
by Catherine Shannon / 08 Dec 2009
Nottingham City Council leader, Jon Collins, has taken the unusual step of condemning a multi-million pound redevelopment in the city’s Trinity Square.
by Catherine Shannon / 07 Dec 2009
I bet very few people in the UK know of the Independent Government Panel on Climate Change, and an even smaller number follow its work in any detail.
by Catherine Shannon / 03 Dec 2009
The next issue of Total Politics will feature a run-down of our Top Ten Bizarre Political Parties.
by Catherine Shannon / 02 Dec 2009
The Conservative commitment to addressing climate change looks a bit shaky today, following David Davis’ condemnation of “statist, regulatory, dirigiste regimes”, fixated on setting tougher and tougher targets to curb emissions.
by Catherine Shannon / 27 Nov 2009
Members of Waveney District Council’s coastal protection team have decided not to replenish sand levels on beaches in Lowestoft, despite worries that bad weather has left sand levels in certain areas very low.
by Catherine Shannon / 26 Nov 2009
Cumbria County Council has warned that all communications in parts of Workington would be jeopardised if Calva Bridge collapses, with the landlines of 3,000 homes ceasing to function.
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