The Candidate: are the best people representing Labour at local level?
So, Labour will devolve more power and money to the regions and give local authorities access to millions…
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When did you make the transition from volunteer to organiser?
This post was written by Matthew Patrick and Jasmin Beckett It was not long ago that campaigning was a…
Delays in social security payments are destroying lives
Some of the most heart-breaking examples of ministerial callousness have emerged from my constituents in Liverpool Wavertree. They…
Labour’s direction of travel represents the biggest shake up in the railways since privatisation
Rail services in London – both overground and underground – are an important part of the responsibility of…
TTIP: the NHS will be exempt, but how will the rest of the deal effect us?
Today it’s emerged that off the back of ongoing campaigns, the NHS will most likely be exempt from…
A New Magna Carta?
This week the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee launched what it hopes will be a…
Labour has to liberate the working classes from the dead hand of the state
So much has been written about Labour’s problem in reaching out to working class voters and crucially in…
For strong and effective Labour local government we need to take the campaign to Labour’s NEC
Last month I was elected as Labour Leader of the LGA on its highest ever nomination for this…
Cameron will shoot himself in the foot with anti-union laws
Last week, we reported that the Tory election fund is likely to be three times as big as…
Beware politicians bearing “emergency” laws
If life has taught me anything, it’s to approach politicians bearing “emergency laws” with extreme suspicion bordering on…
