Covid made a growing backlog of court cases worse – but austerity created it
In the 18 years I spent as a probation officer, things changed a lot. Like most people joining…
Kelly Grehan
How we made Labour gains in Kent at the May 2021 elections
In what was a challenging set of results for Labour, in Kent we bucked the trend. We made…
Angela Rayner just goes to show – our democracy needs more women
The International Day of Democracy took place earlier this week, described by the UN as “providing an opportunity…
The Cummings debate. Let’s talk about childcare
Dominic Cummings told us about what he clearly felt was an exceptional set of circumstances when he delivered…
Our country is relying on workers deemed as ‘low-skilled’
Over the last few days, we have entered a world that feels very different to that which we…
Good democracy requires parental leave for councillors
One year ago, the Local Government Association’s Labour group launched a parental leave policy for councillors. In that…
