Nicola Heaton Articles

Devolution has been in vogue since the Scottish independence referendum; local leaders seized their opportunity to demand more powers from Westminster and the response they got from both Tories and Labour was generally favourable. But the debate in England has been...

Why do Labour councils not pass illegal budgets? Because it would be irresponsible, unsustainable, and damaging to communities – and their electorates would not stand for it. But it would also mean a Whitehall takeover of local services – services that Labour parties...

How great it was, at the beginning of a vital election campaign, to see Ed Miliband championing our membership of the European Union, and to see Tony Blair doing the same today. We need to hear these arguments more – and Labour party members need to have the tools to...