Newspaper editor to London council: stop publishing your newsletter
He accuses mayor of running a publication that competes unfairly by luring away advertising from his free monthly title
March 2016
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Nine councils defy the government by publishing their own papers
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Eric Pickles launched a war against the town hall ‘Pravda press’ but neither he, nor his successor, have stopped all local authorities from playing publisher
January 2015
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London councils go on defying Eric Pickles over publications
Four local authorities continue to publish in defiance of the law
November 2014
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London council heading for legal battle with Eric Pickles over publication
Lambeth defends right to publish monthly magazine
June 2014
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Eric Pickles says advice to councils not to talk to press is 'Stalinist'
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Why journalist was frogmarched from London borough council meeting
April 2014
Eric Pickles: I'll shut council freesheets that publish 'propaganda on the rates'
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Pickles tells five London councils to stop publishing their newspapers
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Pickles pursues the wrong policy as people reject local newspapers
Roy Greenslade
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London council defies government by publishing free newspaper
January 2014
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Council-run newspapers face closure
Bill pioneered by Eric Pickles clears parliamentary stage
August 2013
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Another snub to Pickles as a London council increases magazine publication
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Roy Greenslade on the communities minister's failure to carry out his threat to abolish 'town hall Pravdas'
May 2013
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Government to crack down on council-run newspapers
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Barking council scraps newspaper to cut costs
February 2013
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Departing local paper editor faces political fight in his new PR job
Future of council-run East End Life now uncertain
December 2012
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Paper claims council withdrew advertising after critical editorial
County council's ad spend at local weekly has 'all but dried up'
September 2012
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Met police attacked for placing ads in council-run newspaper
Tower Hamlets councillor says force's ads give credence to free paper
July 2012
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Council-run papers under review in Wales
Welsh government to reconsider code after competition complaints
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How newspapers already receive below-the-line government subsidies
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade believes that local papers, and local journalism, should be saved by public subsidies rather than adverts
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Newspaper Society urges Pickles to act sooner against councils
Publishers want swifter action to stop councils from publishing papers
