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A radical shift to where the power in Britain lies – away from Whitehall and to the people. This is what we expect Jon Cruddas to set out in a speech tomorrow at the New Local Government Network Annual Conference. But for people to really…
Unlike previous years, the majority of election counts will be taking place on Friday morning, rather than at close of polls this evening. Here is a run down of when we expect the counts to start. In most cases, results will be announced…
This Thursday will see local elections in all 27 English counties, eight unitary authorities and one Welsh authority. There are also two mayoral elections in Doncaster and North Tyneside. Last time around in 2009, it was not a pretty…
There has been broad agreement across governments for a significant amount of time that it is essential to have equal representation of women in all walks of public life. The benefits of doing so are clear: women bring issues to the table…
A couple of weeks ago LabourList gave details of Jon Cruddas’ speech on earning and belonging, and with this revealed the Policy Review timetable and priorities. Since reading this, something has been troubling me. The concept of ‘reviving’…
Last week Westminster council and LGiU hit the headlines for a report about the role of local government in public health. Amongst a number of proposed innovations, the report looks at how councils could use incentives and rewards to…
A few days before Christmas, the Government announced the latest local government finance settlement for the next two years. Not content with the unprecedented cuts already in place; this settlement signals tougher times ahead for councils…
A lot has happened since conference 2011. Two of the most significant things are a shift back to Labour in local government and the fact that the party has been pretty much consistently ahead in the polls for some time. Some polls - even…
6th August. A year since the start of 2011 disturbances, which saw the worst riots of a generation. On this anniversary thoughts will first turn to those affected. Families and communities were devastated by the riots, and we can not forget…
Tomorrow, over a year since the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support reported back to Government, we will finally see the publication of the Care and Support white paper. This is the white paper that we have been waiting for…
With the announcements on Monday of Labour’s candidates for the Police and Crime Commissioners and with just under 5 months to go until election day, it is a good time to take stock of how Labour could perform. These are important elections…
Tonight, there are a series of councils that Labour should watch; councils where Labour could take control and where gains are likely. Here is a list of these councils, along with the time that we are anticipating their results to be…
