Tory MP says give businesses the vote
It’s impossible to catalogue all of the ‘out there’ stuff that Tory MPs say at conference fringes –…
Local government
What councillors want from from a Labour government
Despite its swanky reputation, Islington is actually the country’s 14th most deprived local authority area: half our children…
Ed – we need to talk about local politics
Welcome to the local politics section of LabourList. For the party it’s been a long time coming. As…
Councillors can’t ignore the fact they have less money to spend – it won’t work
Owen Jones’ call to councillors to ‘resist the cuts’ earlier this week (Come on you local councillors. Resist these…
We need to have serious debate about what local government is for
A lot has happened since conference 2011. Two of the most significant things are a shift back to…
Local democracy is limp – Labour should take a lead on decentralisation
Despite Labour gains in council elections last week, the low turnout and the rejection of elected mayors should…
The Lib Dems are a recipe for an implosion
‘You know where you are with a Tory’ is a phrase I often hear in Newcastle. Admittedly we…
Priorities for Labour in Local Government
Local government has born the brunt of this government’s cuts. For those of us elected in 2010, we…
The Health Bill and Local Government: difficult times ahead
The Health and Social Care Bill is set to make fundamental changes to the NHS; changes which most…
Forging the Labour alternative in our Town Halls
Last week saw the last of Labour’s Town Halls set their Council Tax and budgets for next year.…
