Local elections: Long shadow of Gaza looms over key Lancashire battleground
Local election campaigns are often fought on local issues like bins and potholes, which councils have the power…
County Council
‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’
After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and…
Labour lose control of county council after resignation
Labour appear to have lost control of Nottinghamshire County Council following the resignation of a councillor from the…
Labour are making headway in the South – but the Tories are falling behind in the North
It’s very hard to take a step back and look at how this deluge of results we’re getting…
Local elections 2013: the councils Labour should watch
This Thursday will see local elections in all 27 English counties, eight unitary authorities and one Welsh authority.…
Grant Shapps is becoming the Comical Ali of the Conservative Party
The sniping and spinning has already started. David Cameron is being warned he needs to lose fewer than…
