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The Party That Was Born From Local Government: A History of Labour and Local Authorities

By Will Barber Taylor It is a moment that has become crystalised in the memory of those who were both there and those who heard it since – Neil Kinnock, standing in front of the assembled ranks of the 1985 Labour Party Conference and uttering the words “A council, a Labour council”.[1] It is aContinue reading “The Party That Was Born From Local Government: A History of Labour and Local Authorities”