Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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Housing expert Kevin Gulliver looks at the detail of Labour’s new housing plans.
A hostile environment: How the rhetoric of Enoch Powell still looms large fifty years on
The Windrush deportation scandal is just one sign it’s time to banish the shadow of Enoch Powell for good.
Parliament’s attack on landlords doesn’t go far enough
MPs are proposing that criminal landlords have their properties taken away, but campaigners suggest local authorities lack the resources to even enforce current law.
Is this EU trade deal the new TTIP?
While TTIP failed, Europe is now trying another sneaky deal giving corporations obscene amounts of power.
Oscar winner comes out for the Green Party in locals
Mark Rylance has publicly shown his support for the Greens by posing with the party’s local council candidates.
Gaza shows how UK strikes on Syria won’t defend innocent lives
Past interventions in Yemen and Palestine have taught us that the Syrian strike is unlikely to be about (nor successful in) protecting defenceless civilians.
The Windrush generation is not alone – children of EU-born citizens could be next
EU citizens’ rights to future residence and citizenship could be thrown into question after Brexit – with children worst affected.
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Thatcher’s ‘shareholder democracy’ failed. Here’s how we create an economy for the 21st century
A new report sets out some radical models for democratic ownership, ahead of a live Left Foot Forward/Co-Operative Party Q&A this Friday.
Super-sized lies: How the Sun tried and failed to smear the #McStrike
Two McDonald’s strikers respond to an attack piece by the Sun – and say the campaign for decent conditions is growing by the day.