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Jeremy Beecham Articles

A radical agenda for Local Labour

As local elections draw near, 115 Labour town hall leaders today sign a mission statement committing their groups to cooperative values in public services

A radical agenda for Local Labour

The financial crisis shook the foundations of our communities, and the ongoing effects of the recession will affect public spending for years to come. For local councils across the country, the pressure to meet the public's rightly high expectations for quality public...

A radical agenda for Local Labour

Today 115 Labour town hall leaders across the country commit to a cooperative councils mission statement. Where could this departure in public service delivery take us?

Local democracy

Jeremy Beecham responds to the prime minister’s announcement on parental involvement

A radical agenda for Local Labour

Mar 31, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

The financial crisis shook the foundations of our communities, and the ongoing effects of the recession will affect...

A radical agenda for Local Labour

Mar 31, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

The financial crisis shook the foundations of our communities, and the ongoing effects of the recession will affect...

Local democracy

May 6, 2009 | Articles, Section: Article

I am very pleased that the prime minister’s announcement puts councils at the heart of improving local schools....

Flawed proposals

Aug 28, 2008 | Articles, Section: Article

‘We can't,' said the minister, who shall be nameless, ‘be the only party to go into the election without...

Failing figureheads

Jun 9, 2008 | Articles, Section: Article

‘Do you want Tony Banks to be the elected Mayor of London in the third year of a Labour government?' I posed the...

Get connected

Dec 3, 2003 | Articles, Section: Article

In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, the clue was the dog that did not bark. The silent canine in the Prime...

All politics is local

Jan 9, 2002 | Articles, Section: Article

For eighteen long years Labour local government stood between local communities and services and a Tory...