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Our latest video briefing

Here’s a video briefing we produced for councillors in a London borough – the scheme was approved on Wednesday night.

How we work in boroughs where colleagues are councillors

We are often asked whether colleagues who are councillors can work in those boroughs? Absolutely not. That’s because we adhere to our code of conduct which is approved by a government-body, the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists. It’s an externally adjudicated code, so Thorncliffe doesn’t mark its own work, and provides the reassurance… Continue reading How we work in boroughs where colleagues are councillors

London local elections 2022 – our forecast

Croydon – Conservative Mayor, Labour council majority Arrangements to control the council were upended when a directly elected Mayor system was adopted by referendum. The campaign for a Mayor, while non-partisan, was strongly supported by Conservatives from the south of the borough – where the Conservatives are heavily supported but find themselves in a borough… Continue reading London local elections 2022 – our forecast

New guidance for planning ministers

The government has published new guidance for Ministers to engage with developers, particularly of relevance to planning ministers when dealing with propriety issues and when taking planning casework decisions. Richard Patient, managing director of Thorncliffe, said: “These are great guidelines.  They encourage Ministers to engage with developers and those with interests in planning decisions, but… Continue reading New guidance for planning ministers