Fisked: CBI’s misleading email on Energy Bill
Left Foot Forward has obtained a copy of an email from the CBI to MPs. They are lobbying against including a plant-level emissions performance standard in the Energy Bill.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Is technology really good for human rights?
Is technology really good for human rights? This is the question that a selection of experts debated yesterday evening at Amnesty International’s London office.
Miliband: New Tory values are oxymoron
David Miliband has criticised the Conservative party for changing their values. Jonty Olliff-Cooper replies that Tory tradition goes back further than Thatcher.
Now business says Cameron’s Kaminski alliance is damaging Britain’s influence
Employers’ groups have joined the condemnation against David Cameron’s alliance with Euro extremists, voicing fears our influence in Europe will be limited.
Miliband: Progressive conservatism doesn’t “withstand serious scrutiny”
In a speech at Demos, David Miliband directly confronted the Tory’s ‘progressive conservatism’ philosophy. He set out Labour’s core value to give people power.
Tackling Scotland’s “obesity timebomb”
The Scottish Government, has published its strategy for dealing with what has been described as Scotland’s obesity “time bomb”.
New legal challenge to 3rd runway
Environmental groups, local councils & residents are at the High Court today beginning a legal challenge to the government’s plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow.
Video: There’s no-one as Irish as David Cameron
Some lunchtime fun. After David Cameron last week declared his love for “draught Guinness in cans“, Irish music comedians The Corrigan Brothers have released a new video, “There’s No One As Irish as David Cameron” Watch it: The Corrigan Brotherstest
Time for the left to reclaim the “transparency” debate
If you were to draw up a tag-cloud of common phrases that dominated the political blogs in 2009, as the year wore on, you would have seen the dominance of the word “liberty” giving way to an increasing concern withtest
Wright: “Huge progress” on Commons reforms
Eleven of the 16 proposed reforms to House of Commons processes were approved last night but election of select committee members and the removal of chairs remain contested issues. Speaking to Left Foot Forward, Tony Wright said: “Given where wetest