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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey smashes through a blue wall at a rally in Buckinghamshire

Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party

by Aaron Bastani

The Lib Dems’ toxic mix of inertia, anti-politics and misinformation serves to undermine trust in politics, writes Aaron Bastani - far more so than either Labour or the Tories.

A far-right protester at a demonstration outside a hotel in Rotherham.

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

by Charlotte England

A group of asylum seekers has been resisting eviction from a south London hotel for the last three weeks. But layers of outsourcing mean they don't even know who's trying to move them. Charlotte England reports.

Bailiffs at work. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

Report: London Councils Are Leaving Renters Without Protection From Illegal Eviction

by Andrew Kersley

Exclusive: Almost half of London councils either don’t employ anyone to look into illegal evictions, or won’t tell us if they do.

A group of people stands outside a church building holding London Renters Union placards

Report: How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters

by Sophie K Rosa

The London Renters Union used May's local elections to force councils to choose: are you with us or against us? Sophie K Rosa reports on a bold campaign.

Opinion: Does It Even Matter How Labour Does in the Local Elections?

by Michael Chessum

As canvassers make their final rounds before polling day, Michael Chessum asks whether trying to get ‘our people’ elected to local government is really a good use of our time.

Report: London Councils Paid Private Landlords £15.8m in a Year to Get Them to Rent to Homeless Families

by Nye Jones

Exclusive: Data obtained by Novara Media shows that London councils are paying landlords costly incentives to house tenants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in private rented properties - many of them in poor condition. Nye Jones reports.

Novara FM: Local Election Results

Michael Walker, Dawn Foster and Richard Seymour take a look at the local election results.

Long Read: ‘This is the next big battle’: Haringey Labour and the Future of Local Government

by Nathan Akehurst

Opposition to the Haringey Development Vehicle has continually been met with the old response that ‘there is no alternative’. Local campaigners, however, have radical visions for the future of the borough.

How Can We Make Labour Councils Fight Austerity? The View From Bristol

by Joe Hayns

Bristol's mayor, Marvin Rees, has boxed clever on the anti-austerity surge within Labour. Yet the question of how to turn local government into a vehicle to stop cuts - and whether doing so is possible with the Tories in Whitehall - has divided the left.

London Councils Are Failing Migrants Under Section 17

by Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth

New information obtained through Freedom of Information requests by Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth reveals the devastating inadequacy of housing support provided by London councils, particularly for migrant families.

How Local Authority Debt is Draining Millions from Public Funds

by Debt Resistance UK

Inspired by similar campaigns in Spain, Greece and the global south, Debt Resistance UK has delved into the finances of local government to show how the financial system is siphoning public money into private pockets.