November 2010
What would happen if Spain follows Ireland over the edge?
On Monday the big news of the day was the Ireland bailout. Yesterday, the follow-on story was Portugal’s general strike which could push the country over the edge. But the nagging doubt in everyone’s minds in the European power-centres today will be neither: it will be the much worse possibility, remote or otherwise, that Spain might follow: Spanish euro spreads reached a record 260 basis points yesterday, making it is very expensive for Spain to borrow.
The student movement 2010: The rise of the dissent entrepreneur
Aaron Peters is currently at a student occupation at University College London where he will be staying for as long as is permitted; even within the confines of this one microcosm of the movement the possibilities for this nascent student movement within the context of Net 2.0 are being rendered increasingly tangible.
Kaminski’s resignation leaves Cameron’s EU group on verge of collapse
Polish extremist Michal Kaminski's resignation from the Law and Justice Party has opened up a power vacuum in the ECR, David Cameron's far-right European Parliament grouping, reports Left Foot Forward's man in the corridors of power in Brussels, Ben Fox.
Real wages set to fall for three years
A new report shows that cuts, rising inflation and stagnating pay will make lower middle classes £720 a year worse off. It shows that wages will fall in real terms until 2013.
Changes at Left Foot Forward
After nearly two years setting up and editing Left Foot Forward, I have decided to pass on the leadership of […]
Miliband urges Cameron to “overrule” Gove’s school sport cuts
The debate over school sport reached Prime Minister's Questions today, with Ed Miliband putting David Cameron on the spot over cuts to the school sport budget. The Leader of the Opposition urged Mr Cameron to "overrule" Michael Gove, warning him he "will live to regret" the £162 million abolition of School Sport Partnerships, which have a proven track record of success.