Peter John Articles

Local politics shows you cannot dodge real needs —Now this may sound obvious, but the power of local government lies in the fact that it is government which is local. It needs to be responsive to the community it represents, flexible enough to meet local needs. It...

This week David Cameron committed the government to the regeneration and improvement of 100 of the country’s most run-down council estates. From a commitment to demolish and rebuild some of the very worst estates to more modest environmental improvements on others,...

At the local elections last May, we both made a promise to our respective electorates that we would look into the issue of affordable and accessible childcare and the challenges this represents in the busy, 24-hour London economy. As Labour councils, we also wanted to...

Six months out from the general election and his likely return to the House of Commons as member of parliament for Uxbridge, the mayor of London’s education conference at City Hall provided the perfect opportunity for Boris Johnson to set out his vision for school...