Labour Preston and a post-Capitalist world
When the city of Preston is mentioned people usually think of our favourite sons Nick Park, Tom Finney…
Local government
Beware the crocodile
Remember the crocodile in Peter Pan? Just when you thought it was safe – ‘tick tock’ came the…
Thank you Ed for putting housing centre stage, but let’s go further
Out on the doorstep I hear it all the time: “I’d hate to be starting out now”. Wages…
Let councils build
For local councils, this week’s spending review brought a further 10% cut to their budgets. The news was…
Labour values in practice up and down the country
Over three years into this Tory-led Government, the financial cuts to and political attacks on, local government are…
Giving communities a future: why Labour needs to learn to let go
After the Tory-led government’s attempts to define localism as being whatever Mr Pickles says it is, you might…
Why our communities are paying the price for George Osborne’s failure
Communities discovered this week that once again their local council – and the services it provides – are…
LabourList goes local
Following the CSR on Wednesday, it has become increasingly clear that the pressures that were already piling on…
Labour is ready to make a difference – by giving local people a real say in how their area is shaped
Never has the case for localism been so strong and so important to our services, politics and finances.…
The political bias in local government cuts is clear for all to see
As clouds gather over the Mersey and rain starts to fall here at UNISON conference, a new report…
