After 11 weeks of rubbish piling up, normal bin service resumed this week in Leeds. The striking refuse workers accepted a deal that would protect their salary, when 11 weeks before they were facing massive cuts. Rachel has written about the costs of… more »

What does David Cameron's flowery pledge to set the voluntary sector free to flourish actually mean on the ground, far away from his wealthy comfort zone? Labourlist more »

Although we have faced a global economic recession, the lasting routes out of it will be local and regional. more »

I was selected by Leeds West Constituency Labour Party through an All Women Shortlist (AWS). In this piece at www.guardian.co.uk, I defend the use of AWS when it is supported locally. more »

In a Young Fabians pamphlet, I talk about what it means to be progressive, how progressive priorities have changed in the last ten years and the future for progressive politics. more »