January 2010
Yemen “tomorrow’s war” warns Lieberman
The closure of the US and UK embassies in Yemen marks the latest deterioration in the security situation the fragile Gulf state is experiencing.
New decade; same message: the Tories’ manifesto for the NHS
Cameron's NHS vision embraces “decentralisation, accountability and transparency”. But it misunderstands inequality and says nothing about standards.
Islamic extremist calls British troops Nazis
Islamic extremist Anjem Choudary has compared British soldiers to Nazis. He has been condemned by moderate Muslims for his reprehensible remarks.
The top 10 progressive policies of the noughties
Left Foot Forward has enjoyed the spate of lists over the Christmas period celebrating the “noughties” decade but there has […]
The best way to tackle health inequalities, Mr Cameron, is to tackle all inequality
The reason why the Tory health policy will fail is that you cannot attack major societal inequalities like health inequality without attacking inequality itself
The Express are wrong on housing benefit dependency
The Express reports that housing benefit payments will rise this year. The rise is due to the recession and rents, not a "culture of benefits dependency".