Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
网页6 天之前 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
Labour's current fiscal rules prevent the investment sorely needed …
网页2 天之前 · This week a group of eight senior economists echoed the unions’ warning, arguing that fiscal plans inherited by Labour will reduce investment spending as a share of GDP, repeat earlier mistakes, backfire and undermine growth. Last week Keir Starmer was the first prime minister to address the TUC ...
Majority of voters want another vote on Brexit ‘within five years ...
网页1 天前 · Among 11-24 year olds, which includes Gen Z, a total of 61 per cent would vote to rejoin. Only 28 per cent would vote to stay out. A majority of voters want another referendum on Brexit within five years, a new poll has found, once more showing the public’s dissatisfaction with the vote to leave ...
Notes from Lib Dem Conference 2024 part 3
网页1 天前 · The Liberal Democrat Conference is always bracketed between three cheerful events. The first night begins with a rally. Being old and cynical I’m not good at being rallied, preferring the challenge of argument, so I miss this and go out to dinner. The last night of conference is the Glee Club. It began decades ago when delegates would start ...
Tom Watson: Ed Davey smashed it
网页1 天前 · Tom Watson served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019. To reach hundreds of thousands of new readers we need to grow our donor base substantially. That's why in 2024, we are seeking to generate 150 additional regular donors to support Left Foot Forward's work. We still need another 117 people to donate to hit the target.
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网页About. Left Foot Forward was founded in 2009 by Will Straw to provide hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left. Since then we’ve published thousands of pieces of analysis, exclusive stories, and op eds from activists, public figures and civil society. We’re here to shine a light on the right, to be a space for open ...
5 new Labour MPs to watch - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's ...
网页2024年7月10日 · 2. Miatta Fahnbulleh. Miatta Fahnbulleh joins Parliament as the new MP for Camberwell and Peckham – the seat vacated by the veteran Labour MP Harriet Harman. Fahnbulleh’s family fled civil war in Liberia, settling in Britain. Having studied economics at LSE, Fahnbulleh went on to become director of policy and research at the Institute of ...
Government’s tougher immigration and asylum policy in the …
网页2021年11月12日 · November 11 saw a record number of migrants cross the English Channel in a single day. With mild weather making the journey less risky, around 1,000 people reached the UK by small boats.
Power to the pedestrians: High Court dismisses landmark anti …
网页2021年6月29日 · The High Court has thrown out a legal challenge to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) set up in a South London borough during the pandemic. Disabled resident Sofia Sheikh claimed Lambeth Council failed to properly consult residents when it launched Experimental Traffic Orders – shutting off some residential streets to through-traffic – after Covid struck last year.
Columnists Archives - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's …
网页2024年8月9日 · Paul Nowak: The New Deal for Working People is key to rebuilding Britain. Paul Nowak. 15 July, 2024. The trade union movement is ready to do what we can to work with Keir Starmer and his new Labour government to deliver the change working families desperately need. Opinion.