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…
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“Two councillors had their cars set on fire”: LGA Labour on rising abuse
“Two of our councillors had their cars set on fire, totally burned out,” one councillor leader told the…
Local Labour leaders attack Tory austerity with new campaign
24 Labour council leaders and 12 local Labour group leaders have signed an open letter calling on Theresa…
Alex Mayer: There’s no good reason for Labour to have a ‘rural problem’
This weekend, I’ll be in the Norfolk village of Burston at the annual rally held to commemorate the…
Alice Perry & Nick Forbes: What we did this year on Labour’s NEC
The last 12 months have been very busy for Labour’s National Executive Committee. The sudden general election meant…
Pay more for less under the Tories
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. “Pay more for less under the…
Andy Slaughter: Legal changes alone will not cure the epidemic of homelessness
The cross-party homelessness reduction bill, which is due to come back to the house of commons for report…
Labour’s successes in local government set the agenda for Westminster
‘Labour is not only a party of protest, It is a party of government’. John McDonnell wasn’t being sentimental…
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