What are left-wing policies and are they popular?
For the likes of us at Left Foot Forward, ‘left wing’ and ‘right wing’ are terms we use so much that we can lose sight of what they mean to the general public. So it’s useful for us that YouGov has...
View ArticleRadical roundup: 10 stories that got buried this week
In no particular order… PS: Got a story tip? Email us: editor@leftfootforward.org 10. Almost half of the public don’t have confidence in the government’s flagship coronavirus track and trace...
View ArticleRadical roundup: 10 stories that got buried this week
In no particular order… PS: Got a story tip? Email us: editor@leftfootforward.org 10. The UK Government must abandon plans to introduce an effective veto over the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish...
View ArticleRadical Roundup: 10 stories that got buried
In no particular order… PS: Got a story tip? Email us: editor@leftfootforward.org 10. Opposition parties have challenged Boris Johnson to commit to making the £20 uplift to Universal Credit payments...
View ArticleRadical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – 20th January 2021
In no particular order… PS: Got a story tip? Email us: editor@leftfootforward.org 10. Labour climate campaigners will table motions at dozens of London constituency parties calling on Mayor Sadiq Khan...
View ArticleRadical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 5, March 2021
Your weekly dose of under-reported news, in no particular order… Got a story tip? Email us: editor@leftfootforward.org 10. A private health company CEO has been appointed as a health adviser to Boris...
View ArticleRadical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, April 2021
Your weekly dose of under-reported news, in no particular order… Got a story tip? Email us: editor@leftfootforward.org 10. The Trade Union Congress has condemned compulsory vaccinations for care...
View ArticleKeir Starmer must unite the party and offer a vision if Labour is to win
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield and a Labour member of the House of Lords. What lies behind the Labour Party’s misfortunes?...
View ArticleThe Left should recognise there’s no such thing as ‘The Economy’
The announcement that “senior executives” whose activities bring “significant benefit to the UK economy” will be exempt from quarantine rules outraged Angela Rayner but will not have surprised many...
View ArticleVoices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
‘New Left’ group sparks debate over divisions among left MPs– LabourList LabourList reports on fears that divisions within the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs could be deepening, amid rumours...
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