‘Four ways I’ll stand up for Labour students if elected chair’
We are running pieces from candidates for Labour Students chair on both the Organise and Socialist Future slates.…
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Reversing the impact of austerity on children’s services must be a priority
There can be few greater indictments of this government than that delivered by the independent review of children’s…
How Labour is tackling the children’s social care crisis in Leeds
Ten years of a Conservative government has created a crisis in children’s social care. Nationally, the number of…
Virendra Sharma: Heathrow will be a green and quiet source of employment and skills for a successful London
Last week the government confirmed that it is now more urgent than ever to expand Heathrow, and they…
We are ready for a devolution deal – but Tories won’t listen, writes council leader
A potential devolution deal for Yorkshire has been gathering pace since 17 out of 20 local authorities formed…
May’s hard Brexit means the need for Labour localism is greater than ever
It was 15th November 2011 when the Localism Act received royal assent. The act – which former David Cameron…
Fabians: Recruit a volunteer army to save our environment before it is too late
The Fabian Society today published Powerful People, Powerful Places, a report on environmental activism, which has been endorsed by…
Christian Wolmar: Is it worth it? Labour should think long and hard about the spiralling cost and dubious benefits of HS2
HS2 seems to be moving inexorably forward with the letting this week of several initial contracts to the…
Bex Bailey: Labour has some brilliant women in local government – now we need to act to ensure there are more of them
It’s easy to feel down about women’s progress at the moment – not least in local government –…
The Brexit vote was a call for devolution – not more powers for the PM and Whitehall
Despite ongoing uncertainty around the commitment to this agenda within Theresa May’s cabinet, calls for greater devolution continue…
