local government Articles

Is it time for English local government to be elected by single transferable vote? Gordon Matheson and Joanne Harding debate [column-group][column] YES Last year I stepped down after 17 years as a councillor, including more than five years as leader of Glasgow city...

The shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne takes Richard Angell and Conor Pope behind the scenes of the surprise election 'I’m infamous now’, Andrew Gwynne declares. He was ‘walking along the Embankment’ to parliament recently when he noticed two people...

Labour's 'mass membership' must be more than a shield for Jeremy Corbyn to hide behind when criticised, writes Progress strategy board member Sheila Gilmore Dissension in the Labour party is often portrayed as 'members v the parliamentary Labour party’. However ‘the...

May's weakness exposed, leadership in local government and an impressive start for Open Labour – Progress director Richard Angell has this week's Last Word The Tories in 2015 told Britain not to vote Labour because Ed Miliband would be a disaster for the economy and...