Our responsibility to young people does not end at the school gates
The loss of youth work in our communities has had a devastating impact on young lives across the…
Local government
Air pollution: It’s time for politicians to stop passing the buck
With the local elections behind us and the metro mayor elections a year away, now seems an appropriate…
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,…
“An ever-growing housing crisis” – Tom Copley’s guest edit
The home is at the centre of people’s lives. The condition and the affordability of housing has a…
Civic socialism in East London: a radical approach to local government
Across Europe, authoritarian forces are on the move. Here, the government drifts towards a no-deal Brexit as poverty…
How community organising can strengthen the work of an elected representative
Albert Einstein once professed: “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend fifty-five minutes thinking…
Council by-elections: Labour (sort of) wins one seat, loses in Tower Hamlets and Bradford
Labour won a seat in Buckinghamshire but lost one to the Lib Dems in Bradford and one to…
Luke Akehurst: Latest council by-elections show Labour must do better
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. To round off the year,…
Steve Reed: People power is the antidote to populism
People feel alienated and remote from politics. A decade of austerity has ripped the heart out of communities…
Gareth Thomas: Our modern slavery campaign shows the Co-operative Party has broken through
It’s tremendously fitting that the Co-operative Party ends its month of action on modern slavery today, International Anti-Slavery…
