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In the light of youth unemployment figures in the UK, the like of which we haven’t seen since … well, the last time we had a Conservative government wreaking havoc on our country … a whole generation of young people risk their lives being blighted. While...

The council I lead has, as its number one priority, an ambition to make Newcastle a working city; a place where prosperity and growth are shared for the benefit of all. Good quality jobs, where people feel secure in their employment and are able to put down roots in...

Eric Pickles’ “quiet revolution” is well underway. Localism is on life support, councils and their services are in intensive care and ministers are encouraging radical surgery of councillor roles and numbers. This has left the most vulnerable communities even more so,...

The next Labour government will need to deliver better public services for less. Labour councils must do it now. Austerity means we have no choice. But regardless our first priority should be to achieve the productivity gains in services that the last century saw in...