Polling day: Get on your feet, get the Tories out
A lot of news happened last night. First, Theresa May decided not to whip Tory MPs against Labour’s…
Local elections 2019
PMQs: Corbyn highlights failure to tackle “burning injustices”
Once again, Jeremy Corbyn rejected Brexit as a debating topic at Prime Minister’s Questions and instead attacked Theresa…
Lewisham is showing the difference Labour can make in local government
Bringing council services in-house, giving 50 agency staff permanent contracts, securing £37m to deliver 384 new council homes,…
How the Tories have been handed hundreds of council seats… long before polling day
Rotten boroughs are back. Conservative candidates are set to walk away with 267 seats before voters get to…
I’m standing for council in Kent. This is what we’re hearing on the doorstep
On Thursday 2nd May, Swale borough council in East Kent is one of the councils in England with…
WATCH: Tory trash talk – Labour’s PPB rebuttal
In the Tories’ latest broadcast they claim to provide regular bin collections, more affordable homes and lower council…
What would good local election results in 2019 look like?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
“Austerity isn’t over” – Labour’s latest party political broadcast
Labour’s newest party political broadcast, ahead of local elections on 2nd May, delivers the message that “austerity isn’t…
Managing expectations: Labour launches 2019 local election campaign
Today, Labour launches its campaign for the 2019 local elections taking place on 2nd May. Andrew Gwynne, who…
Local elections: Tory austerity in our most deprived areas or real Labour investment
Today, Labour launches our local election campaign in Stoke – a timely reminder that local government really is…
