Labour in local government is innovating to compensate for lack of government funding, writes Paul Brant This winter...

Labour in local government is innovating to compensate for lack of government funding, writes Paul Brant This winter...
'Brexit means parliament' at least according to the High Court's judgment. Cause for two cheers for us Remainers. Why...
Anyone who spent time in Tory marginal seats knows that on one issue the polls were correct. Labour lacked economic...
If the devil is in the detail, then the new Tory right to buy policy announced today is positively satanic. It is well...
'Lord make us decentralised – but not yet' seems to be the government's general approach to devolution of power within...
As we approach the next election, the general election battlelines are being drawn. Cameron has three messages to the...
How different really are the politics of the north, asks Paul Brant The north generally, and Liverpool in particular,...
As we gear up for the local government conference in Nottingham, #LocalLab13, there couldn't be a better time to be...
The coalition's politics of passporting cuts to councils causes obvious pain, but also carries political risks to...
When Labour won control of Liverpool council in May, we knew the finances needed to be put in order. We inherited...
However, councils should welcome good things in the bill for two reasons. Firstly some of the ideas are genuinely...