In these post-election months, I've had two main preoccupations - cuts and the leadership contest. There is a third...
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From the grassroots Articles
The battle for the doorstep
The election is over, and a week and a half later the polling day blisters have healed, my legs have stopped aching...
Four weeks to go
Four weeks to go. Time to change the script from ‘it's very likely that the general election will be on the same...
Did you meet Ken on Church Street?
Many years later, I've progressed to a scenario where my favourite ex Mayor grabs hold of me for a picture and croaks:...
‘Labour Party Time’ and the politics of the High Street
Another month passes, along with the 100 days countdown until the 6 May. I have a wall chart and am watching time...
The highs, the lows and the downright bizarre: a councillor’s year
This time last year I was engrossed in the final weeks of the by-election campaign in my ward, spending every evening...
A councillor’s countdown to Christmas
It’s now winter and these temperatures are not friendly to people who spend a good proportion of their evenings...
A whistle stop tour of a councillor’s world of meetings
The past month has been dominated by local meetings in my ward. Although lacking the Town Hall fairtrade biscuits,...
Balancing act
Now that I’m back in London and fully immersed into the routine of work and evening council meetings, I promise...
Steve Reed reflects on June’s elections, and argues that with a strong local campaign and message Labour can still win
The elections on 4 June were dreadful for Labour. Putting aside the wretched 15.3% of the vote we scored nationally in...
Behind the claims for localism, the Tory proposals contain a new drive towards centralisation
David Cameron has finally launched his proposals for local government. The Tories say they will devolve more power to...
Cameron’s Tories are doing what Tories always do
Shadow chancellor George Osborne claims his party will freeze council tax for two years if the Tories win the next...