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Labour council leaders hit back at NEC ruling
over housing dispute
Rotherham Council has been given an overall "good" rating following
an Ofsted inspection in November
Islington Council launches 23 new council homes and a new
community centre
Joint venture between developers Langtree and St Helens
Council formed to redevelop coal mine that closed in 1993 could lead to 1,300 more jobs for the
area
Manchester Council backs move to stop anti-abortion 'harassment'
Nottingham City Council joins green buildings drive
Redbridge Council adopts international definition of anti-Semitism to tackle
discrimination
Cheshire West and Chester Council signs up to the UNISON Ethical Care Charter
Sheffield remains one of the safest places to enjoy a night out for people
of all ages – after being awarded a purple flag for the seventh successive
year
How Labour councils are reinventing municipal socialism and
holding back austerity
The Association of Labour Councillors (ALC) and LGA
Labour Group Local Government Conference will take place on Friday and Saturday
2/3 February 2018.
This event is an
opportunity for Labour’s local government family to meet and discuss a range of
issues relevant to local government and Labour. In addition to keynote speakers
and plenary sessions, there will be a series of policy and campaigning
workshops. Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP is confirmed to speak along with many other
members of Labour’s front bench team.
The details are:
Friday 2 February 2018, 19.30 – 22.30
Drinks reception and dinner
Saturday 3 February 2018, 09.00 – 17.00
Local Government Conference
The conference will be held at East Midlands Conference
Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RJ. To book your place please visit
our website. Please note we are only
able to take online bookings with a debit or credit card. Reserve your place now.
Newly elected Councillors are entitled to a free
conference pass. You should have received an email from the ALC explaining how
to book your place. If you have any queries please email councillors@labour.org.uk for
further information. If you intend to come to the dinner you will need to buy a
ticket for that.
Votes at 16: Wales
voting reforms see voting age lowered
Swansea Council wraps up city-wide road repair scheme
Unique employment opportunities for Caerphilly young
people, thanks to Council event
The Government is shifting the burden of local
government cuts onto struggling families – Andrew Gwynne MP
Labour announces 8,000
new homes for rough sleepers in fresh pledge to end rough sleeping
Crime
figures are truly shocking and should put an end to Government complacency
– Diane Abbott MP
Barbara Keeley MP responds to the rise in Mental
Health Act detentions
Debbie Abrahams MP comment on European
Committee of Social Rights report on the UK government’s obligations to
meet the European Social Charter
Jonathan Ashworth MP responding to NHS
decision to review A&E performance
Baroness Tessa
Jowell gave a hugely brave speech on Innovative Cancer Treatment & the NHS
The number of drivers breaking down
after hitting potholes has seen a "concerning"
rise
Rough sleeping
in England has increased for the seventh year in a row, new official figures reveal
Nearly half
of all children in
London, Birmingham and Manchester are living in poverty
Only three out of 160 social housing towers re-clad after
Grenfell fire
More than 1m UK
older people risk 'withering away' from hunger
Lift councils’ house building cap, say MPs
Young Fabians are undertaking a nationwide
study to showcase innovative policy solutions in Local Government during a time
of extended austerity that appeal to young voters in the UK:
“Local
Government is where real decisions are made, and where some of the worst
effects of austerity are felt. It is Labour in Local Government that is having
to innovate and come up with innovative solutions under fire in order to
maintain services.
Young Fabians
want to showcase this ability and the hard work you do at a local level. If you
have a creative policy solution in action that can be used by other authorities
we want to know about it, please get in touch by emailing adam.allnutt@youngfabians.org.uk”
Our research and that of the TCPA shows that councils are finding new and exciting ways of
meeting local housing needs, including setting up local housing companies and
new forms of joint ventures. A lot of the innovations are taking place in
the regions, which is why we are holding these seminars (kindly supported by
the Nationwide Foundation).
Are we
witnessing a step change in the delivery of affordable homes; what level and
type of housing delivery are councils planning; are local housing companies the
way forward and if so what can learn from experience so far; what can councils
do to differently; will the HRA be subject to more reform; and what policy
changes could be made to support the renaissance in council-built homes?
We will be
addressing these and related questions at our seminars in March 2018. They will
take place in Cambridge, Exeter, York and Manchester. Attendance is free
but places are limited. Please join us and other housing and local
government professionals by registering for one of the events below.
Exeter event: register here
Confirmed chair: Cllr Peter Edwards (Leader Exeter City Council)
Confirmed speakers: Paul Hackett
(Director, the Smith Institute), Henry Smith (Projects and Policy Manager, the
TCPA ) plus another speaker TBC
Date and time: 4.30 to 6.00pm
on Wednesday 21st March
Venue: E: Exeter Community Centre, 17 St. Davids
Hill, Exeter EX4 3RG
York event: register here
Chair:
Campbell Rob (Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
Speakers: Paul Hackett
(Director, the Smith Institute), Henry Smith (Projects and Policy Manager, the
TCPA) and Jo Boaden (Chief Executive, Northern Housing Consortium)
Date and time: 11.00 to 12.30pm
on Wednesday 28th March
Venue: Denham Room, Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory St, York YO1 6ET
Manchester event: register here
Confirmed chair: Paul Dennett (City Mayor of Salford and Greater Manchester Combined
Authority Portfolio Holder for Housing, Planning and Homelessness)
Confirmed speakers: Paul Hackett (Director, the Smith Institute) and Henry
Smith (Projects and Policy Manager, the TCPA) and TO BE CONFIRMED Cllr Ann
O’Byrne (Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for Housing, Liverpool City and/or
Barbara Spicer (Chief Executive, Plus Dane Housing and Adviser on housing to
Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram)
Date and time: 4.30 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 28th March
Venue: Workplace, 4th Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Road,
Manchester M1 6EU
LGA responds to CQC report on rise in
detentions under Mental Health Act
LGA responds to Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health report on the state of child health
LGA responds to report on lack of high
quality care homes
LGA
responds to launch of adult social care inquiry
LGA responds to BMJ report on smoking
LGA responds to Shelter social housing
commission
LGA responds to new rough sleeping
statistics
Government's national roads receiving 52
times more funding than councils' local roads
LGA: call for crackdown on 'trojan'
telephone boxes amid 900 per cent rise in some areas
All 17 UKIP
councillors in Thurrock - including an MEP - have resigned from the party and formed a new group
Tory minister caught insulting own MP’s over Brexit Divorce Bill
Veteran North
East Liberal Democrat politician defects to
Labour – and launches
scathing attack
Teddington Councillor Stephen
Knight quits Lib Dems and joins the Labour Party
By-election results from 25 January 2018
Isle of Wight UA,
Central Wight
Con 547
[49.7%; -25.5%]
LD 286 [26.0%; +26.0%]
Grn 143 [13.0%; -5.9%]
Lab 101 [9.2%; 3.2%]
UKIP 24 [2.2%; +2.2%]
Conservative hold
By-elections taking
place on 1 February 2018
Cornwall UA, Falmouth
Smithick
Sunderland MB, Pallion
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