Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEBSep 14, 2024 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
Unions to force Labour conference vote on Winter Fuel Allowance …
WEB1 day ago · This year’s Labour Party Conference is set to have a major showdown over the government’s plans to begin means testing the Winter Fuel Allowance. Trade unions, including Unite are planning to force a vote of delegates on the issue. At the time of writing, the motion has not yet been allocated a ...
About - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEBAbout. 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 ...
Labour conference: Liz Kendall vows child poverty will be reduced …
WEB1 day ago · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall has said that a Labour government will reduce child poverty by the end of the current Parliament, when asked at an event at Labour Party conference about the government’s commitment to tackling child …
David Lammy defends decision to suspend some arms exports to …
WEB1 day ago · Foreign Secretary David Lammy has defended his decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel and to restore funding to UN aid agency UNRWA, at an event at Labour Party conference in Liverpool this afternoon. Speaking at an event organised by Labour Together, a Labour Party think-tank, Lammy said ...
Here’s why rising child poverty is a political choice
WEBMay 3, 2024 · A nation’s wealth and greatness is not measured by the number of billionaires but by how well it takes care of its children and weakest members
Dispatches from America, where democracy is on the ballot: The …
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Nothing about this election makes sense, to either outside observers or those in the states. But it is deadly serious and its implications will be felt far and wide.
Public reveal what they really think of Reform UK and it’s not good ...
WEB3 days ago · With Reform UK’s conference underway, the public were asked what terms they would use to best describe the party. The poll carried out by YouGov, found that the most popular term Britons prefer to use to describe Reform UK are ‘extremist’ (39%) and ‘should not be near power’ (39%), with ‘nasty’ (33%) being the next most popular.
Almost 9,000 people sign up to HOPE not Hate’s pledge to hold …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Amid the far-right violence that has occurred in towns and cities across the UK, almost 9,000 people have signed up to the campaign of an anti-extremist group to promote hope in their communities.
Proportional representation overwhelmingly backed by local …
WEBSep 26, 2021 · Conference will vote on changing Labour party policy to back proportional representation on Monday.
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