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March 17, 2017July 7, 2017mbarker2012

Ho, Hum! How City Planning Works for the Rich and Not the Homeless

February 9, 2017February 19, 2017mbarker2012

The Knighton Library Furore and Why The Tories Can’t Be Trusted

January 22, 2017January 22, 2017mbarker2012

Spreading Resistance To Cuts From Rushey Mead to the Entire City

August 21, 2016July 7, 2017mbarker2012

Leicester’s Tricky 19: New Labour Careerists Seeking New Careers

August 5, 2016August 21, 2016mbarker2012

Punish-the-Poor? Leicester City ‘Consults’ on Planned Changes to Council Tax Scheme

July 22, 2016July 7, 2017mbarker2012

A Who’s Who of Leicester’s Elected Labour Representatives Who Support Corbyn

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