Baroness Sharon Taylor OBE
Hail our local heroes
Councils have proven their mettle – now give them the trust and respect they deserve, writes Baroness Sharon Taylor.
'Slim pickings and missed opportunities'
Baroness Sharon Taylor reflects on the King's Speech, and says it's time to stop leaving councils to pick up the pieces on their own and give them the powers to take back control.
Levelling up or power play?
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage says the growth we need to see in our economy and improvement in the aspirations and opportunities of people is going in the wrong direction with too much power and decision-making still held by ministers.
Ticket offices hit the buffers
With a minimal 21-day consultation, 1,000 railway ticket offices around the country will be closed, removing more of the face-to-face services people truly value, writes Baroness Taylor of Stevenage.
Not quite levelling up
Former Stevenage BC leader, now Labour Peer, Sharon Taylor says ministers should use the Easter recess to rethink a Levelling Up Bill that is in danger of falling far short of expectations.
