News 45% Sure Start Cuts At Flagship Tory Council Tory Hammersmith and Fulham council are cutting their Sure Start budget by 45% – despite Cameron saying “On Sure Start,… Mark Ferguson 22nd November, 2011, 2:20 pm
Local Government Working with women – why Sparkbrook matters Yesterday, Birmingham Labour took one step closer to taking overall control of the council. Following the resignation of… Claire Spencer 11th November, 2011, 5:08 pm
News Tory council to consider wholesale privatisation of services Tory-run Southampton City Council could adopt a complete privatisation of services, under plans to be discussed by councillors… 9th November, 2011, 5:27 pm
Comment The forgotten battle on Housing Benefit Well perhaps forgotten is a bit much. But the national focus has slipped. While MPs and Campaigners are… Sarah Hayward 8th November, 2011, 4:16 pm
Comment How to make council selections better The Labour Party isn’t particularly good at letting members know about consultations, so you may not be aware… Kevin Peel 3rd November, 2011, 11:05 am
Comment “Labour of love”: The official launch Last weekend was the official launch of my campaign. Setting out the best china and freshly baked cakes… Simon Buckley 29th October, 2011, 8:53 am
News European Parliament to investigate MEP’s Dale Farm ejection The European Parliament has asked the Government to respond to claims that the Essex Euro MP has been… 27th October, 2011, 12:38 pm
News Tory councillor under fire for abusive email All is not well it seems at Tory Birmingham Council. Councillor Bennett – who is responsible for children’s… 26th October, 2011, 11:20 am
Comment Why I wrote my autobiography For me, the exercise of writing an autobiography had an unexpected effect. It reinforced my reasons for standing… Ken Livingstone 21st October, 2011, 6:33 pm
Local Government Solving unemployment: are the LEPs pulling the right levers? Several areas in the UK have established Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), and 21 of those have been handed… Claire Spencer 21st October, 2011, 11:28 am