Comment ‘We know what the public thinks about foreign policy. We just might not like it’ The annual survey of British attitudes to foreign policy issues was published on 19th July. Previous versions have… Nick Forbes 2nd August, 2023, 9:18 am
News Who will replace Nick Forbes and Alice Perry as local government NEC reps? Nick Forbes from Newcastle and Alice Perry from Islington, the incumbent councillor reps on Labour’s national executive committee… Sienna Rodgers 1st April, 2022, 4:37 pm
News Labour NEC local government rep deselected as councillor in Newcastle Nick Forbes, who represents local government on Labour’s national ruling body, has been deselected as a council candidate… Sienna Rodgers 9th February, 2022, 10:54 am
News What we learnt from the English Labour Network conference Calls for a devolution have picked up pace over the last year. Demands for a new settlement have… Elliot Chappell 27th February, 2021, 3:40 pm
Comment How Labour nationally can learn from Labour locally It has been an extraordinary 12 months for all of us. A year ago, we had seen a… Nick Forbes 6th February, 2021, 9:00 am
Comment LGA Labour: Welcome to local government week 2021 Welcome to local government week – the second year in a row in which we’ve worked with LabourList… Nick Forbes 1st February, 2021, 7:30 am
Comment Pay more, get less – the Conservative plan for council tax payers in 2021 When you’re down, the first thing you need to do is get back on your feet. Our country… Nick Forbes 25th January, 2021, 1:07 pm
News “Patience is wearing very thin”: Councils slam inadequate funding package Local council leaders have criticised a newly announced funding package for local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, warning… Elliot Chappell 2nd July, 2020, 2:39 pm
Comment Jeremy Corbyn’s last NEC meeting as Labour leader – Alice Perry’s report In his final report, Jeremy spoke about Covid-19 and how we are living through unprecedented times unlike anything… Alice Perry 24th March, 2020, 4:00 pm
News £500m hardship fund not enough, says LGA Labour group leader Nick Forbes Nick Forbes, leader of Local Government Association Labour, has told LabourList that councils will “almost certainly” spend more… Elliot Chappell 19th March, 2020, 6:32 pm