James Lewis Articles

Labour councillors reach the places others can’t Reflecting on Leeds’ local election results this May, which saw wards that have not elected a Labour member of parliament for two or three general elections vote in Labour councillors, it is clear that, in the words of...

With an economy larger than seven European Union countries, West Yorkshire and the Leeds city-region has the potential to be an economic powerhouse. But improving connectivity across the north of England would enable the region, and the north as a whole, to deliver...

This week’s Leeds council meeting heard from a deputation of Holbeck residents protesting at the decision by First, the city’s biggest bus company, to cut services to their inner-city suburb. This was a commercial decision made to a service that residents feel is...