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Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
2025年2月4日 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
Labour must not let the polls spook it into chasing Reform …
2 天之前 · Salman Shaheen is Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Public Spaces on Hounslow Council, a journalist who has written for the Guardian, New Statesman and Times of India, and the author of sci-fi mystery thriller novel Freebourne. I’m going to put it down to shock. Yesterday, the Yorkshire and Humber Labour Party launched an advert that reads: “Breaking news: Labour hits five year high in ...
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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
Labour MPs set up parliamentary group to tackle threat of Reform …
6 天之前 · MPs representing the 89 constituencies where Reform came second in last year’s election have formed an informal caucus to counter the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party Labour MPs have set up an informal group to tackle head on the threat posed by Reform UK, with regular meetings understood to ...
Petition to reapply for EU membership nears 50,000 signatures
2024年11月23日 · A petition urging the UK to reapply for European Union membership has gained tens of thousands of signatures.. The petition argues that rejoining the EU would benefit the UK’s economy, global influence, and collaboration on key issues, citing Brexit’s lack of tangible benefits and the changing public opinion.
Democratic backsliding in Georgia should be a warning to the UK
2025年1月15日 · Georgia is one of the starkest examples of how foreign interference can destabilise democracy, but democracy in the UK is not immune from this risk. I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful country of Georgia last year. One thing that stood out was the sheer number of European Union flags being ...
Can Reform make a breakthrough in next year’s local elections?
2024年12月15日 · It’s been a remarkable year for Nigel Farage. After seven failed election attempts, he finally secured a seat as an MP. Last week, he received the Spectator’s Newcomer of the Year award, a recognition that’s all the more ironic given Farage’s long-standing image as a political outsider, having spent years challenging the very system he’s now being embraced by.
Budget 2024: Here's how Rachel Reeves could re-build our …
2024年10月28日 · Adrian Ramsay is co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales and the MP for Waveney Valley. Listen to Labour ministers answering questions about next week’s Budget and there’s one consistent soundbite – “the £40 …
Buds of change - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive …
2024年10月11日 · After 13 years as Fabian general secretary, Andrew Harrop argues that Labour has the opportunity to transform our country. This month, I step down as Fabian Society general secretary after 13 years.
Labour will only meet its net zero ambitions if they can keep voters ...
2024年10月1日 · The government must make sure that climate action really does go hand-in-hand with improving living standards, and a fair distribution of costs and benefits