As payouts fall, the case for divestment from fossil fuels is stronger than ever
Following the drastically reduced dividend payments from BP (down 50% in the second quarter) and Shell (down 65%…
Local government
How the struggles of MPs’ caseworkers have intensified during the pandemic
MPs have a team of people who support them in their work – usually no more than four…
Councillors call on Labour leadership to back campaign to cancel council debt
A group of Labour councillors have called on the leadership of the Labour Party to back a campaign…
England has the worst Covid death rates in Europe. Labour needs to say so
Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething recently pointed out a startling statistic: if Wales had had the same excess…
Labour councils are leading the way on housing. The government must follow
Southampton’s Labour council plans to build its way out of the pandemic crisis. In July, the council approved…
Labour MP demands PM investigate gerrymandering by Tory council leader
Update, 6pm: Havering Council monitoring officer has launched an investigation, to be conducted by an officer from another…
Labour councils are on the Covid frontline. We need funding and powers
Coronavirus has had a devastating impact in every part of our country, but in the face of this…
Tory council leader planned “politically advantageous” boundary changes
A recording of a Conservative local council leader has been leaked, appearing to reveal the councillor planning boundary…
WATCH: London “not ready” for a local lockdown, says Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan has said that London is “not ready” for a local lockdown, calling for the government to…
This government is weaponising its own incompetence against Labour councils
Britain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been atrocious. Our country has almost the highest number of per…
