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MONDAY evening’s Newham Council meeting was yet another damning indictment of how the political class is utterly disengaged from the poor and most vulnerable in Britain, writes Joana Ramiro.
The meeting itself lasted barely more than an hour, casting doubts over the efficiency of local authorities in tackling serious issues.
Can you truly solve homelessness in 60 minutes?
LOTTE COLLETT welcomes the arrival of a new party for the left, a vehicle for councils to finally fight for progressive policies on housing, green spaces and public facilities, rather than administering cuts and misery from central government
PCS members face dangerous working conditions in crumbling buildings while the Common Platform IT system obstructs rather than streamlines operations — and Labour’s promised wave of insourcing has not materialised, writes SHARON McLEAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today