Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
24 MPs sign motion calling to reconsider two-child benefits limit
WEB1 day ago · The motion expresses 'incredulity’ that the government hasn’t assessed correlations between the two-child limit and child poverty levels A motion signed by 24 MPs has called on the two-child limit to be reconsidered while expressing disbelief that the government has not assessed the correlation ...
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 ...
"Even the best outcome at COP26 isn’t going to get us everything …
WEBNov 2, 2021 · The Cop26 summit has finally kicked off in Glasgow, seeing activists and civil society groups descend on the city in a bid to hold world leaders to their words on climate action and to push them further to guarantee measures that adequately respond to the scale of the climate crisis.
Number of homeless children in England reaches record high
WEB1 day ago · “We desperately need UK ministers to focus on what can and will end homelessness." A record 145,800 children are now homeless in England, the government’s latest quarterly homelessness stats have shown, highlighting once more the sheer scale of the housing crisis in the country. The number of ...
International Workers’ Day, 2024: Solidarity with Iranian workers ...
WEB1 day ago · Workers and women in Iran continue to protest for their rights and freedoms. Workers in sectors such as oil, steel, and elsewhere have struck for better pay and improved conditions; women have continued to resist the Islamic Republic’s repression. The regime has responded with yet more repression ...
Glasgow workers become first to secure union recognition in an …
WEBNov 2, 2022 · Retail workers in a Glasgow Apple store have made history today. They’ve become the first workers at an Apple store to win trade union recognition in the UK.
Government’s tougher immigration and asylum policy in the …
WEBNov 12, 2021 · 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.
We desperately need to replace the House of Lords with an …
WEBNov 24, 2021 · 'Replacement of the Lords with an elected second chamber is an essential step towards restoring democracy in this country'.
6 key Lib Dem policy announcements from party conference
WEBSep 19, 2021 · Party leader Ed Davey has announced a new flagship Education policy on the third day of the party's conference - Catch-Up Vouchers.
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