Paul Wheeler is the founder of the Political Skills Forum
February 2015
Britain's missing voters: why individual registration has been a disaster
More than 1 million voters have already dropped off the electoral register and 7 million more could follow after the 2015 election, explains Paul Wheeler
June 2014
Pennine powerhouse: why the north desperately needs HS3
Labour's power in local government fails to translate into policy
May 2014
What will the Scottish referendum mean for Leeds, Manchester or Bristol?
Alexandra Jones and Paul Wheeler: Scotland votes on independence in four months’ time. We ask two experts how the result could affect other cities in the UK
March 2014
Budget 2014: business rates are notably absent in the chancellor's budget
Paul Wheeler
The government has shown a reluctance to introduce a fair tax on UK businesses and properties – it's time councils got a say
February 2014
Would a united Manchester create a super city to rival Chicago?
If Manchester's 10 boroughs were to merge it would create the largest non-capital city in Europe
September 2013
Labor leadership: what Australia's Labor party can learn from UK's Labour
Paul Wheeler
Paul Wheeler: Over in the UK, the Labour party has been involving members in the election of its leader since the early 1980s. We learned a thing or two in the process
March 2013
The LGA can still save itself through politics, policy and peers
Paul Wheeler
A message to Osborne: find savings by scrapping Eric Pickles' department
February 2013
Local Labour believes in the state; but the state is not Whitehall
Paul Wheeler
If you want to see what a future Labour government might mean for public services, take a look at Britain's cities says Paul Wheeler
October 2012
Asking voters to provide their national insurance number threatens democracy
Paul Wheeler
Paul Wheeler: Thanks to this botched piece of Whitehall thinking, Britain is facing the collapse of its electoral register
