The Staggers The Queen’s Speech must hand more power to England Communities need more power over their own services and councils need more control over local economies. By Steve Reed
A revolution against top-down control will work best if the UK stays together The state has tried to control too much from the centre for too long: a No vote in the… By Steve Reed
Why we need to mutualise social care By pooling their budgets, care users can have greater purchasing power to influence the market. By Steve Reed
Cooperation must be at the heart of Labour’s renewal Councils are already implementing a model that could revolutionise public services nationally. By Steve Reed
Our local government finance system is broken – and the Tories know it England’s local government finance system, already rife with inefficiency and inequality, is on the verge of collapse. By Steve Reed