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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

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Public Pressure Forces Soulsby to Backtrack on Proposed Fire Service Cuts

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Doing Mandela Justice

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Labour’s Public Sector Cuts in Belgrave ARE the Problem

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Labour Councillor Crosses Picket Line

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Why Labour Should Not Celebrate the Victory of the Far-Right Modi Government in India
What Can Leicester’s Labour Movement Learn From Nottingham’s Workplace Parking Levy and Attacks Upon the Disabled
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