225,000 care places lost if government U-turns on council funding, says Labour
Labour has said that the equivalent of 225,000 adult social care places will be severely reduced or lost…
Local government
How local government has responded to Covid-19: community support
It became apparent very early on in the current crisis that a principle responsibility of local government during…
How local government has responded to Covid-19: children’s services
My first piece in this series on the local government response to Covid-19 set out some of the…
Is Keir Starmer a winner? May 2021 elections will give us a clue
Were it not for Covid-19, Keir Starmer would have faced voters a little over a month after becoming…
How local government has responded to Covid-19: adult social care
The local government response to Covid has been wide-ranging and involved all elements of council services. In a…
The threat of more austerity is chilling for councils in the Covid crisis
It has already become somewhat of a cliché to talk about not going back to the pre-coronavirus world…
How Newham has deployed an army of volunteers to support residents
Two weeks ago, there was nothing. Some ideas, lots of questions and a whole bunch of challenges to…
“I will never stop fighting for our NHS” – Kate Osborne’s maiden speech
Below is the full text of the maiden speech delivered by the recently elected Labour MP for Jarrow,…
Momentum issue coronavirus demands to Labour councils
The councillor network of the Corbynite organisation Momentum has issued a series of demands to Labour councils –…
Local government must be central to national coronavirus planning
It’s always been the case that our councils are the first line of defence. As the nation faces…
