New Local Government Network Articles

It could be the week that marked the beginning of the end for ‘Labour’s institutional statism’ as Ben Lucas of the RSA suggests on page 9, following keynote interventions last month by Ed Miliband and by Jon Cruddas, the latter addressing the New Local Government...

‘People power’ requires a strategy for reform —After nearly four years of silence on the issue that divided the Blair-Brown governments, last month Ed Miliband set out the direction he wants to take Labour on public service reform, and it is a radical one. His Hugo...

In May this year I was elected with over 50 per cent of the vote to represent the people of Irwell, Rossendale at the age of 19 – the youngest councillor to ever be elected in Rossendale. Now, as member champion for younger people, my job is to be an ambassador for...

Is it a case of step aside Maurice Glasman, there's a new guru in town? The big Labour summer hit is the rise of the Australian philosopher-politico Tim Soutphommasane, who is being feted by the the party leadership for his suggestion that Labour should create a...