Comment It’s only a month until huge benefit cuts – and no-one knows how many people will be affected or how it will play out Last Tuesday it rained. Along with other Labour councillors I was in Hackney Town Hall to be briefed… Tom Ebbutt 18th February, 2013, 10:52 am
News Barking and Dagenham Council introduce highest Living Wage in Britain Barking and Dagenham Council have tonight agreed to implement a living wage of £9 an hour for all staff… 12th February, 2013, 7:58 pm
Comment We need to detoxify “Localism” By Tudor Evans The Coalition Government’s definition of localism appears to be freedom for local government to make its… 8th February, 2013, 4:48 pm
News Lib Dem councillor resigns (after just 8 months) due to anger at Coalition Government A Lib Dem councillor has quite the party just 8 months after being elected due to his anger… 7th February, 2013, 12:02 pm
Comment A huge rise in homelessness is on the way – thanks to ‘dividing lines’ on welfare The Government’s welfare reforms have been hailed as the “greatest since Beveridge” by Iain Duncan Smith. But a… Steve Bullock 18th January, 2013, 4:02 pm
Comment Public services are at a turning point Public services are at a turning point. The money’s run out just as our ageing population and rising… Steve Reed 17th January, 2013, 3:57 pm
Comment How our Councils can champion our veterans When we think of service personnel returning from the frontline we often think of the ‘heroes’ welcome’ –… Jim Murphy 14th January, 2013, 10:40 am
Comment We believe in Government – it’s just not the same as Whitehall… As a Labour Leader I know just how difficult the next few months will be. What has made… Jim McMahon 10th January, 2013, 4:04 pm
Comment Live healthy or lose out? Last week Westminster council and LGiU hit the headlines for a report about the role of local government… Laura Wilkes 9th January, 2013, 10:46 am
Local Government The end of local government as we know it? A few days before Christmas, the Government announced the latest local government finance settlement for the next two… Laura Wilkes 31st December, 2012, 12:20 pm