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March 17, 2017November 29, 2017mbarker2012

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

November 28, 2016November 29, 2017mbarker2012

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

July 19, 2015July 7, 2017mbarker2012

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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