Mr Pickles announced over the weekend that he would toughen up council publicity codes to prevent ‘council PR passing itself off as independent journalism’.
Commenting, Mr Pickles said ‘At the same time, communities are seeing a decline in the number of local newspapers. This is a sorry trend.
‘One council prides itself on having the leading newspaper, with more readers, more news and more influence than any other paper in the borough. This jars with me. Is this really something a council should be boasting about?
‘Or should they be worrying more about whether they are providing leading schools, clean streets and value-for-money services?’
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