Comment Winning councils hasn’t guaranteed election victory – but it’s made it possible The days and weeks after an election are always filled with debate and discussion about what the results… Gareth Snell 18th May, 2023, 7:30 am
News Labour could oust council chief as NEC slams “dysfunctional” Birmingham The Labour party is forcing the leader of Birmingham City Council to reapply for his job after a… Katie Neame 17th May, 2023, 10:53 am
Comment To new Labour councillors, here’s what I wished I’d known when first elected Behind the stats about what the local election results mean for Labour nationally is the reality this week… Eden Kulig 12th May, 2023, 12:26 pm
News New Labour council leaders pledge cost-of-living action plans within 100 days Labour’s newly elected council leaders have pledged to deliver emergency cost-of-living action plans within 100 days of taking… Morgan Jones 9th May, 2023, 2:07 pm
Comment Our commission will rethink how we can use land for the benefit of local people Last month, I was proud to launch the Southwark land commission, an exciting project to reimagine how we… James McAsh 1st February, 2023, 6:39 pm
News LGA Labour accused of acting in “overtly factional way” in NEC election The Local Government Association Labour group has been accused of acting in an “overtly factional way” and promoting… Katie Neame 2nd September, 2022, 6:00 pm
Comment Elected leaders, pensions and pizza – local government leadership hustings Three of the Labour leadership candidates and Jim McMahon took to the stage at the Labour Local Government… Elliot Chappell 8th February, 2020, 1:46 pm
Comment For the sake of Labour councillors, bin the democracy review and start again It’s not been easy as a council leader over the past four and a half years, supposedly forming… Peter John 8th February, 2020, 10:15 am
Comment Our leadership candidates must set out a localist vision for Labour The Labour Local Government conference taking place in Nottingham today will hear from all four of the party… Philip Glanville 8th February, 2020, 9:30 am
Comment Bex Bailey: Labour has some brilliant women in local government – now we need to act to ensure there are more of them It’s easy to feel down about women’s progress at the moment – not least in local government –… Bex Bailey 19th February, 2017, 7:00 am