Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
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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 ...
Head teachers’ union confirms detrimental impact of school …
WEB12 hours ago · School leaders’ jobs have been “made far harder by this Conservative government. School buildings are falling apart, pay has been driven down and teachers are being driven out.” Hundreds of school leaders from across the UK and leading union figures gathered in Newport this week for the ...
From the Editor: Our plan for a bigger and better LFF in 2022
WEBJan 4, 2022 · To our readers and supporters, I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break over the festive period and thank you as ever for your continued support of Left Foot Forward, for without you, our readers and supporters, we wouldn’t be able to carry out the vital journalism that is so badly needed during such challenging times.
'Authoritarian': Democracy groups sound alarm over plans to …
WEBJun 22, 2021 · More than 15,000 people have signed a petition opposing Tory plans to stymie the independent election watchdog’s powers and independence. Last week, the government quietly released plans in the upcoming Elections Bill for the Electoral Commission to be stripped of the powers to initiate criminal prosecutions of …
Will tactical voting destroy the Tories? - Left Foot Forward: Leading ...
WEB1 day ago · Britain has witnessed organised tactical voting since at least 1997, when a campaign known as Get Rid Of Them (GROT) pushed leaflets through letterboxes in an effort to build an anti-Tory coalition. Labour’s burying of the Tories that year, with the biggest majority since World War II, has been partially credited to GROT.
Caroline Lucas: Why we must shift to a wellbeing economy post-pandemic ...
WEBMar 30, 2021 · Caroline Lucas is calling for a paradigm shift in economic policy to prioritise environment, wellbeing, equality and resilience over GDP growth
Union leaders blast any watering down of Labour’s New Deal for …
WEB3 days ago · 'Choosing May Day to give notice of watering down your promise to overhaul one of the worst sets of employment rights in Europe is beyond irony' Union leaders have issued strong warnings to the Labour Party against watering down its New Deal for Working People which would trigger a “robust ...
Labour takes biggest poll lead in ten years - Left Foot Forward ...
WEBAug 22, 2022 · Labour takes biggest poll lead in ten years. 22 August, 2022. If the results were repeated at a general election, Labour would win a 126 seat majority, with a string of prominent Tory MPs losing their seats, including Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps and Dominic Raab. The Labour Party has …
Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEBApr 22, 2024 · If the next government is to get a grip on the housing crisis it must reverse the decline in social housing and to deliver 100,000s of high quality, green, council homes.
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