Could Labour cause an upset in Eastleigh?
When Chris Huhne resigned on Monday, I scoffed at those who suggested Labour had any chance of winning…
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We need to detoxify “Localism”
By Tudor Evans The Coalition Government’s definition of localism appears to be freedom for local government to make its…
A message from Local Government – 3 urgent issues for Westminster governments
By Jim McMahon and Catherine West Local Government cuts have finally made the news. The difficult decisions that Eric Pickles…
The government should follow Lambeth’s example and tell people about huge benefit cuts
If you found that ten of thousands of your fellow citizens were facing severe cuts in their living…
In London – there is an alternative
Today at City Hall we will present Labour’s alternative budget for London to the Mayor. Boris’s record as…
One Nation Labour must avoid Britain’s ‘lost decade’
The Government was proclaiming recently that the economy was ‘healing’ given the recent improvement in unemployment figures and…
Some Tories think Barnet’s “Easycouncil” is worth emulating – here’s why they’re wrong
Anyone watching last week’s Brighton and Hove City Council meeting would have been horrified to hear Conservative councillors…
When does a politician’s personal life become our business?
Chris Huhne has broken the law and – quite rightly – will likely be going to jail. His…
The movement IS the policy – why changing the way the party works is bigger than Clause IV
Last night Jon Cruddas gave a speech at the Resolution Foundation on Labour’s Policy Review. Much of the…
Jon Cruddas has given us an alternative meaning for aspiration
Do you remember when Jon Cruddas was appointed to run the Policy Review? I bet that from pretty…
