Politics Summary: Monday, March 22nd
President Obama passes the healthcare bill, the “cash for access” scandal, Alistair Darling, Vince Cable and the Tory “gang of six”.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Tory race row in east London
The Conservative party have airbrushed ethnic minority candidates from campaign leaflets. Left Foot Forward today publishes the literature in full.
Combating the growing influence of climate sceptics
A new study has revealed just how much more effective climate sceptics are at commenting on forums, posting stock arguments, and linking back to sceptic sites.
Calamity Grayling opposes Cameron’s unilateral bank tax
Calamity Chris Grayling has condemned the principle behind his own leader’s new banking policy.
Lib Dem tax policy: Our response to your responses
The authors of the ‘Think Again, Nick!’ report on the wisdom of increasing the personal allowance respond to comments across the blogosphere.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
Lord Ashcroft, strikes, the unemployment stats, Iraq and more.
The whole country benefits from Union Learning Fund
The case and the benefits for union-led workplace learning is clear; the unions support it, the employers support it and the workforce supports it.
Budget 2010: Defence procurement cuts needed
The budget should make clear all major defence procurement efforts will be subject to a full and frank reconsideration as part of the Strategic Defence Review.
Lifting the lid on “progressive conservatism”
Bright Blue, a “progressive Conservative” gruop, is recognition of the left’s success for 13 years. But doubts remain over whether their ideas have any traction.
Budget 2010: We need a new strategic investment fund
Next week’s Budget is the Government’s last real chance to set the industrial agenda. It should grab that chance with both hands.