Roundup: Unions’ New Deal nerves, Labour’s e-recruits, municipal socialism
Good morning on a busy old day in Labourland, where for a change we’ll start with all things…
Local government
‘Labour must not throw the net-zero baby out with the ULEZ bathwater’
Whilst the dust settles on the by-election results in Selby and Ainsty, Somerton and Frome and Uxbridge and…
Giant Labour poll leads, calls for price controls, more walkouts – a new normal?
Good morning. Some two-thirds of voters back price controls on essential goods, while 40 per cent oppose the…
‘The Tories’ anti-boycott bill tried to make Labour squirm – but it backfired’
In the middle of a housing crisis, and with many local authorities facing extreme financial difficulty, you might…
‘Labour will need a cross-government plan to tackle youth homelessness’
According to Centrepoint’s latest estimates, 129,000 young people approached their council for help to avoid becoming homeless last…
Labour could oust council chief as NEC slams “dysfunctional” Birmingham
The Labour party is forcing the leader of Birmingham City Council to reapply for his job after a…
To new Labour councillors, here’s what I wished I’d known when first elected
Behind the stats about what the local election results mean for Labour nationally is the reality this week…
Councils are more than a litmus test for Westminster. But they need new powers
With just over a year to go until a general election, commentators will be looking to make political…
Local elections 2023: Polls open in major test of Labour’s progress under Starmer
Voters across England are heading to the polls today for the 2023 local elections, in one of the…
Tory devolution is not real devolution. Under Labour, things will be different
We need to be honest: devolution with a Conservative government just can’t make the difference it should. Yes,…
