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Thank you to everyone who has tweeted with more councils that Labour should watch on May 3rd. Here is an update to the original list, plus some extras I thought would be of interest. English Unitary Councils Peterborough: This is likely to…
Last night, YouGov announced that Labour now has an 11point lead in the polls. This is the largest lead in a long while. Putting aside the London Mayoral election, where Ken has had a rough couple of weeks, this polling would suggest that…
If the result in Bradford tells us anything, it’s that politics is unpredictable. When you least expect it, the public do something out of character. Labour had been faring well in public opinion polls in the last few weeks, but the result…
Budget 2012: it’s hardly going to down in history as a landmark Budget for local government. No big giveaways and no big hits. You may think that Labour councils would be breathing a collective sigh of relief. Afterall, friends in…
The Health and Social Care Bill is set to make fundamental changes to the NHS; changes which most within the Labour Party, do not want, and do not support. But, nestled within the Bill are a series of reforms which could have a radical and…
The clock is ticking. Councils have until March 18th to decide whether they want to take up the Government’s offer to freeze their basic council tax level in 2012-13. The latest DCLG update on 24th February said that 306 councils have…
Labour run Liverpool Council voted this week to go straight to the election in May for a directly elected mayor, bypassing the referendum. This is significant. Not only does this open up the opportunity for Labour to gain more powers in the…
