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.
North-South divide: UK tax system barrier to overcoming regional …
WEB16 hours ago · The research found that people living in the North will have, on average, £210,000 less wealth than individuals in the South East, largely due to the current tax system. Speaking to the BBC this week, Keir Starmer said that he wants to “get rid of the North-South divide.” “I’m absolutely ...
Labour conference: Liz Kendall vows child poverty will be reduced …
WEB7 hours 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 poverty. Speaking at the Child Poverty Action ...
David Lammy defends decision to suspend some arms exports to …
WEB11 hours 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 ...
Economic slump caused by Brexit is worsening, economists warn
WEB10 hours ago · ‘The negative impacts of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement have intensified over time, with 2023 showing more pronounced trade declines than previous years.’ Red tape caused by Brexit has led to the trade of goods between the UK and the EU to slump, and the situation is worsening, is the ...
Manuela Perteghella MP: Labour needs to do better on social …
WEB2 days ago · At this year’s Liberal Democrat conference, ‘constructive opposition’ was the phrase you would hear more than any other. In keynote speeches, fringe meetings and media interviews, MPs new and old repeatedly made clear that was the approach they wanted to take to the new Labour government.
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 must talk about the day-to-day lack of control that so …
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Eloise Sacares is a researcher at the Fabian Society. There is a reason why Vote Leave’s slogan ‘take back control’ resonated during the EU referendum.
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.
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.
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