Jon Trickett: Let Labour come together to fight these Thatcherite cuts to local government
I was a councillor in Leeds when Mrs Thatcher was the Prime Minister. It was bad then for…
Local government
Cuts to Labour councils five times higher than in Tory heartlands
The true scale of how Conservative cuts have been targeted at less affluent Labour areas is revealed today…
Brexit would lead to “black hole” for local government finances, say Labour council leaders
More than 60 Labour council leaders have put their name to an open letter claiming Brexit would harm…
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”…
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…
