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

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Don’t Close Our Playgrounds! But Will Our Labour Council Listen?

August 21, 2016November 23, 2017mbarker2012

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

January 23, 2016July 4, 2017mbarker2012

Public Pressure Forces Soulsby to Backtrack on Proposed Fire Service Cuts

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Doing Mandela Justice

November 23, 2014July 4, 2017mbarker2012

Labour’s Public Sector Cuts in Belgrave ARE the Problem

October 31, 2013July 7, 2017mbarker2012

Labour Councillor Crosses Picket Line

October 9, 2013July 4, 2017mbarker2012

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