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I come from Southampton. I was very surprised, and pleased, by Labour’s success in defending control of the city council in the 2016 elections. Many Southampton wards are marginal, and the city’s voters can sometimes get brutal with parties that displease them. It is...

The BBC has been leading its news that the election in Holyrood has been a disaster for Scottish Labour. Even I, as a serial Labour loyalist, cannot pretend that the result has been good for us. However, there are more conclusions to be drawn and lessons to be learned...

This year, under threat from the Scottish National party government in Edinburgh, Highland council had to make savings totalling £39.856m to produce a balanced budget. All services will be affected to a greater or lesser extent from education through to burials. One...

With government departments, international organisations, and respected thinktanks lining up to write reports about what a terrible idea Brexit would be, and polls consistently showing Remain ahead, many Bremainers might be tempted to relax about the outcome of the...