Sunderland: help us meet our own city’s needs
Sunderland’s ask of any new government is simple: help us to develop our own solutions to meet our…
Cities Day On LabourList with Centre for Cities
Empowering our cities will help tackle the housing crisis
In the months since Ed Miliband appointed me as Shadow Housing Minister I’ve been visiting cities across England…
It’s time to let go
I’m a Londoner, born and bred. But part of my heart will forever be in Manchester. It was…
A new generation of New Towns and Garden Cities
Around 2.6 million people live in the 30-plus New Towns and cities built since the Second World War,…
The current way of funding our cities is broken beyond repair
Things are tough – but do they have to be as tough as this? An increasingly common cry…
We will not solve our problems by pulling levers in Whitehall
Last week was Labour’s power week. Ed Miliband and myself set out the approach Labour will take to…
Labour must “Think Cities” in 2015
Over the past decade, cities have risen up the agenda, not just in the UK, but around the…
