Here’s how the Tories’ council cuts cover-up works
Last month Communities Secretary Greg Clark announced he’d ‘protected’ funding for council services for the next four years. …
Local Government
Councils around the country show just what Labour can achieve in power
Now that we’re just over half way through what will hopefully be no more than ten years of opposition,…
Burnham has a plan for the biggest shift from Westminster to councils in a generation
This article is co-authored by 12 Labour group leaders, listed below. Andy Burnham’s speech last week on A New…
Tony Lloyd announces he’s in the running to be Greater Manchester’s interim mayor
Tony Lloyd was Manchester Central’s Labour MP (and Chair of the PLP) until a few years ago when…
Despite what Pickles thinks, the public values council services
Yesterday, the Liverpool Echo launched its manifesto for the general election. It’s a compilation of the key issues…
Anti-business? The reality is that, locally, Labour councils are making business work
A flurry of very rich individuals raise fears that a Labour is anti-business. There must be a general election soon.…
Osborne is right (on this one issue) – Greater Manchester needs a Mayor
I don’t make a habit of praising Tory Chancellors – and there is plenty to criticise the current…
After the referendum: devolution needs to apply to the Labour Party too
Now that conference season is over we all know our principle priority. The next seven months have…
Our cities are crying out for power
It is clearer than ever that we need a Labour Government so that Labour’s New Deal for England…
Bold and unique – a role for local government in our modern state
As we talk about our country’s constitution in the coming months, the starting point is what powers the…
