£500m hardship fund not enough, says LGA Labour group leader Nick Forbes
Nick Forbes, leader of Local Government Association Labour, has told LabourList that councils will “almost certainly” spend more…
Local government
6 things Labour councils can do in the fight against Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of local communities and public services. If the market is left…
PMQs: Johnson told to fill gaping holes in latest coronavirus package
This Prime Minister’s Questions was one of the strangest we’ve had. In light of the spreading coronavirus, the…
Care about your community and want to make a difference? Become a councillor
Labour may be out of government in Westminster, but we are in power in Wales, and in hundreds…
Together, we will produce a genuinely bold and radical manifesto for London
Labour’s mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is now seeking a mandate for a crucial second term, and is…
Why Labour should put more councillors in the upper chamber
The House of Lords is an almost all-appointed upper chamber, whose members are generally nominated by the two…
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…
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…
Over 35% of Labour council leaders endorse Starmer for leadership
Over 35% of Labour council leaders in England, Wales and Scotland – a total of 46 out of…
Labour councillors are right to ask: “What exactly do we get for our money?”
As an Association of Labour Councillors executive member, the most common question I am asked is: “What exactly…
