Sarah Hayward Articles

Ken Livingstone's warped view of history, Diane Abbott on taxing private schools, and a sad farewell to Sarah Hayward – Progress director Richard Angell has this week's Last Word I had two statements ready for the outcome of Ken Livingstone's hearing regarding his...

We are dealing with a housing crisis. Tory housing policy has exacerbated that and we’ve seen the market spiral out of control, private renters facing continued hikes and a chronic shortage of social housing for those who need support to access housing. The rise of...

Labour in local government is delivering real change to working people’s lives up and down the country. But before talking about what lessons can be learned from local government, a warning: there have been times when local government has got it wrong. We must admit...

Local government is entering a new world —The Tories have been fundamentally changing the roles and powers of local government since 2010. But perhaps the biggest change is still to come: by 2020 local government will be funded not by grants but by business rates....