Why “security” should be more than a buzzword for Labour
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Reporting and commentary on the government’s levelling up agenda.
We need to rewire our politics to create the fairer society Labour was formed to strive for.
ByWe are still paying the price for cuts to public services – we must boost power locally to redress…
ByAlongside providing better transport connections, railway lines contribute to employment, economic prosperity, and sustainability goals.
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ByLabour-led authorities have governed under austerity for more than a decade, with mixed success.
BySteve Reed must take the plunge on nutrient neutrality.
ByAngela Rayner now presides over a sprawling policy remit – and the opposition’s most far-reaching reforms.
ByLocal governments across England are worried about their finances, and we should be too.
ByAs MPs return from summer, here’s what to expect in legislation on the economy, sustainability and healthcare.
ByWe need investment into connectivity, or inequalities will only widen.
ByBoth parties promise to end decades of centralisation – but only if the beneficiaries stick rigidly to Whitehall’s plans.
ByWithout meaningful commitments from government, we won’t have decent, affordable and energy-efficient homes.
ByThe government may be revising its decision not to include the Yorkshire city in its rail plans – and…
ByThe Local Government Association’s cybersecurity lead on Nelson Mandela, serving in the army, and asking for forgiveness rather than…
ByStarving councils of much-needed finance will prove to be a false economy.
ByThe chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission on remote working, devolution and the need to accelerate green energy…
ByPolling shared exclusively with Spotlight finds that most workers think their job does them harm.
ByThe CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
BySupport for international trade underpins growth.
ByResearch finds the UK’s measly paternity leave is a drag on the economy.
ByNew housebuilding and planning policies need to boost local economies, not just landowners and developers.
ByThe controversial initiative has come under fire from local leaders.
ByA special podcast from Spotlight, the New Statesman’s policy supplement.
Local authorities don’t have the resources or skills to uphold regulation of the private rented sector.
ByPwC’s Good Growth for Cities Report shows that empowering local leaders is central to closing the economic gap between…
ByNine in ten under-25s consider being able to afford food aspirational – the government must start involving them in…
ByLondon’s Mayor still needs to figure out the financing, staffing and investment to deliver his flagship pledge, according to…
ByAt a New Statesman conference, the West Midlands mayor said it should have been clear the policy was more…
ByKeir Starmer has said a Labour government would try to overhaul our internationally unusual set-up.
ByBusiness is deserting the UK as a place to invest.
ByThe government is currently consulting on whether to regulate holiday rentals commonly advertised on platforms like Airbnb.
ByThe Mayor of the West Midlands on how the “landmark” shift of powers from Whitehall to his authority will…
ByLabour's shadow levelling up minister, Alex Norris, on the opposition's plans for devolution and regional policy.
ByInflation is affecting local government delivery everywhere.
ByOur new deals will hand strong, effective metro mayors the tools they need to grow their regions.
ByWe need intervention to close widening regional divides.
ByLifelong learning and regional growth are vital for levelling up.
ByExpert comment and analysis from Alex Norris MP, Dehenna Davison MP and Andy Street.
ByTransport for the North’s chief executive on devolution, infrastructure delivery, and his role in the Olympic opening ceremony.
ByExclusive New Statesman polling reveals what local councillors really think of the government’s flagship regional policy agenda.
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