Council by-elections: Labour hold on to Harlow and Ealing seats with vote share up
Labour held on to three seats with increased vote share in the latest round of council by-elections, while…
Local Government
Damien Egan: Local government must lead the way on the real living wage
The Prime Minister claims that austerity is over. But that’s hard to believe with one in five people…
Labour’s handling of Glasgow women’s pay claims was shameful. Now Richard Leonard is fixing it
After this week, Glasgow Women’s Library will need a new display to reflect the truly historic action taken…
Just 22% of Labour councils are woman-led. We need baby leave for councillors
Earlier this year, the Prime Minister of New Zealand became only the second head of state ever to…
Steve Reed: People power is the antidote to populism
People feel alienated and remote from politics. A decade of austerity has ripped the heart out of communities…
Gareth Thomas: Our modern slavery campaign shows the Co-operative Party has broken through
It’s tremendously fitting that the Co-operative Party ends its month of action on modern slavery today, International Anti-Slavery…
City regions don’t work. Let’s devolve power to our towns
Labour’s conference gave the party a clear aim: to win over towns. This was backed up by an emotional…
Councils are key to mental health. When local government sneezes, the NHS catches a cold
Over the last ten years, we’ve seen inspirational work done on a national level to help combat the…
Philip Glanville: Scrapping the HRA cap is a win for Labour – but not a silver bullet for the housing crisis
Brexit infighting, no new policy ideas and announcements stolen straight from Labour’s manifesto, Tory conference was a good…
I was elected in May. This is my experience of being a young female Labour councillor
It’s been five months since I was elected as a councillor for Barnhill ward in the London Borough…
