local government
Stella Creasy: Labour must provide more support to its councillors
Putting time and effort into developing our local government base is about more than ensuring foot soldiers to fight the next General Election
120 Labour councillors: why we’re supporting Yvette Cooper for leader
We believe Yvette is the only candidate who can reach out to all corners of the country
Striking council workers and other public sector employees have a point – enough is enough
Local government has borne the brunt of the coalition’s ‘austerity’ measures.
Ed is right to talk about devolution, the public who experience it understand and embrace it
By trusting people to design and deliver the services they need and use we get better outcomes.
Labour finally seems to be moving away from centralised control over service delivery
The UK is the most centralised state in the developed world.
For local government to be meaningful, it needs to have the power to make a difference over things that people care about
Labour’s announcement that it would give councils more control over “use classes” is extremely welcome. In England, any “development” requires planning permission, unless it is “permitted development”. However, under current legislation, many changes in the use of a building count as “permitted development”, and many more (specifically, changes within a certain “use class”) do not count as development at all.