August 2010
Kevin Meagher’s top five most influential left wingers
Here are five people Kevin Meagher thinks should appear in Left Foot Forward’s list of the fifty most influential lefties in Britain.
Newsnight viewers want Clegg to be Paxo’d
A OnePoll survey of 3,000 Newsnight viewers out today has revealed that Nick Clegg is the politician they would most like to see grilled by Jeremy Paxman.
Double whammy of university policy failures threatens young people
As young people collect their A-level results today a double whammy of failed policies has left them in a precarious position, says NUS President Aaron Porter.
More pressure on Clegg as we reveal real cost of Green’s £285m tax avoidance
Today's papers were once again filled with stories of Lib Dem anger at Sir Philip Green's appointment as a government adviser, with The Times front page reporting demands from Lib Dem backbenchers that Nick Clegg - who is said to be privately "irritated" despite publically backing Sir Philip - instigate a review of his tax arrangements.
What Guido won’t tell you about Britain’s Chancellors
George Osborne is the most popular Conservative Chancellor ever. But he has not reached the heights of either Labour's Denis Healey or Gordon Brown.
“Read my lips,” Cameron told voters on Winter Fuel Allowance
During the election, David Cameron reassured voters over the Winter Fuel Allowance by urging them to "read my lips". Just like George HW Bush, Cameron looks set to renege on his promise.