Scottish Labour pledges to scrap council tax
Scottish Labour has made one of its boldest moves under Kezia Dugdale by pledging to abolish the “unfair”…
Local government
Steve Reed: Osborne’s cynical Budget delivered back-door local government cuts
When it comes to local government, the Government says one thing but does another. They talk localist and…
Labour told it must take “urgent action” to improve women’s representation in local government
Labour Women’s Network (LWN) has demanded “urgent action” from the party following their research on women’s representation in…
Party reform is back on the agenda
Labour’s National Executive Committee is reviewing how we can improve campaigning, communications and engagement through digital technology and…
Nick Forbes elected new leader of Labour’s local government group
Leader of Newcastle City Council Nick Forbes was this weekend elected to succeed Jim McMahon as leader of…
Jeremy Corbyn pledges to give councils “freedom to innovate”
Labour will send out a message during this May’s local election campaign that the party will stand up…
Why we’re calling on Labour councils to champion mental health
Suicide now kills more new mothers and men under 40 in the UK than anything else. Apart from…
10 reasons why the council elections are the ones to follow closest this May
Labour faces a number of electoral tests in May. I believe the most critical one organisationally and politically…
Councils around the country show just what Labour can achieve in power
Now that we’re just over half way through what will hopefully be no more than ten years of opposition,…
The electoral challenge: How are Labour performing in by-elections since Corbyn became leader?
As it is near Christmas you will forgive me if I don’t contribute any carefully thought through prose…
