Better in than out: Carillion and Covid show outsourcing is not the answer
Three years ago last month, Carillion went into liquidation, buckling under the crippling weight of its £1.5bn debt…
Local Government
Sadiq Khan launches campaign calling for 1945-style plan to rebuild London
Sadik Khan will today launch his re-election campaign for City Hall telling voters that his top priority will…
Labour unveils new selection shortlist of two for Liverpool mayoral contest
The Labour Party has unveiled two new potential candidates for the Liverpool mayoral contest taking place in May,…
Dodds proposes new powers for councils to take possession of empty shops
Anneliese Dodds is proposing new powers for local councils to take over persistently empty shops on their high…
Liverpool mayor selection reopens with no previous candidate invited to join
Labour’s selection race to determine its next mayoral candidate in Liverpool is set to reopen after “careful consideration”…
Interview with Labour Liverpool mayor selection candidate: Anna Rothery
Anna Rothery describes herself as the underdog and the most-left wing candidate in Labour’s Liverpool mayor selection race.…
Let’s see the Covid recovery bring in a new era of municipal socialism
Labour stands a long way from power, with a leadership off chasing the will o’ the wisp of…
How Labour nationally can learn from Labour locally
It has been an extraordinary 12 months for all of us. A year ago, we had seen a…
One year on, how is Keir supporting Labour to win in local government?
It’s difficult to believe that it has only been one year since the last Labour local government conference…
I am no longer a councillor, but you’ll never take the councillor out of this MP
My first few weeks in parliament were daunting. Mainly because the journey from selection to election just over…
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