The Conservatives have form, and cannot be trusted on council housing
Call me cynical, but Michael Gove announcing an “explosion” in new council housing less than three weeks before…
Local Government
“Hoping it will spread”: Local activists on Labour’s rapid advance in Worthing
I am sitting with Margaret Howard in a hall in Worthing after a busy day of canvassing. Howard…
Come visit us in Stockport, and see what Labour in government can achieve
Let me tell you about Stockport. Our town is seven miles from Manchester. Every train from London Euston…
How Labour councillors are using culture to do radical things in Newham
Ahead of the upcoming local council elections, I wanted to pay tribute to how Labour is using culture…
Cautious optimism: Bury Labour activists on Christian Wakeford and May elections
“My jaw was on the floor.” This was Bury councillor Nathan Boroda’s initial reaction to Christian Wakeford’s defection.…
May 5th will be tricky – but don’t forget how far we’ve come in just two years
Labour can win the next general election. On the morning of 13th December 2019, as the extent of…
Who will replace Nick Forbes and Alice Perry as local government NEC reps?
Nick Forbes from Newcastle and Alice Perry from Islington, the incumbent councillor reps on Labour’s national executive committee…
Let’s end the factionalism of recent years and unite to serve the people
I feel incredibly fortunate and proud to have been selected as a Labour candidate in Crouch End ward…
Starmer slams “pathetic” Tory response to cost of living rise in Bury speech
Keir Starmer has slammed the Tory response to cost of living pressures as “pathetic” in a speech in…
Send message to Tories on cost of living, Starmer urges at Bury campaign launch
Keir Starmer is set to urge voters to “send the Tories a message they cannot ignore” on the…
