Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
Round up of the week, includes Haiti, David Cameron, Alastair Campbell, Theresa May, Rod Liddle and Britain’s rising prison population.
Yearly Archives: 2010
NGOs’ concerns at Cameron’s plan to “join up” budgets of DFID and MOD
NGOs have responded to David Cameron’s plans to “join up” the International Development and Defence budgets with dismay.
Cameron “echoes” Tony Blair in Reading
Left Foot Forward contributer, Mark Thompson, has a fascinating account of a Cameron Direct event in Reading yesterday evening on his Mark Reckons blog. Thompson describes Cameron as “a very impressive individual in the flesh” and that there were “verytest
Tory plans to increase number of disabled MPs is welcome news but will they deliver?
The Conservatives plan a £1m fund to help disabled people become MPs; currently 20 per cent of British people are disabled – yet only 1 in 20 MPs are disabled.
Vote on the options to clean up Parliament
In the wake of the MPs’ expenses scandal, the public are being invited to vote on a range of options of how best to clean up Parliament.
Cutting defence budget too far, too fast, will undermine Britain’s security
Analysis of this week’s Royal United Services Institute Report into the implications of the Strategic Defence Review.
The week outside westminster
Northern Ireland • DUP First Minister, Peter Robinson announced that he would be stepping down for six weeks to clear his name over allegations made by the BBC’s Spotlight Programme concerning his involvement in his wife Iris’ financial dealings. Hetest
Progressives need to do more to build support for asylum and immigration
A new report from the Refugee Council tries to explode myths about asylum-seekers, that they’re only after benefits – but the public still think otherwise.
UK prisoners ratio second only to US amongst G7 countries
As a new report calls on the prison population to be cut by a third, figures reveal Britain is second only to the US in its prisoners-per-population ratio.
Haiti appeal launched – please donate
The Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an appeal to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Left Foot Forward urges all readers to donate.