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Yearly Archives: 2010
Miliband poll: The Times fails to see the Sun
In spite of sharing the same proprietor as the Sun, The Times has virtually ignored the YouGov results. They are buried at the very end of an 800 word article reporting a “leaked” Populus poll for the Conservatives which finds David is seen as the more prime-ministerial brother. And it seems that the significance of the Populus poll’s findings can be called to question.
Humans versus robots: The battle begins
This week, the International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) is holding a conference in Berlin exploring options for the regulation of “killer” robots.
Billy Bragg: Mr Miliband must be brave and bold on voting reform
Billy Bragg, in an exclusive article for Left Foot Forward, argues that the new Labour leader Mr Miliband must be brave and bold on the AV referendum next year.
The real “squeezed middle”
In his leader’s speech tomorrow Ed Miliband is expected to announce his intention to reach out to Britain’s struggling middle classes.
Large and growing gender gap in support for the coalition
Research by Populus has revealed that female voters are far less supportive of the coalition government across a range of topics, compared to male voters.
PI no. 5: Government information? Get the public to provide it!
The fifth in our series of Political Innovation essays – on getting the public to provide government information, by Lauren Currie.
The big split on deficit reduction is between Labour and Tories
The big split on deficit reduction is between Labour and Tories. The totality of Tory cuts’ plans are almost twice as severe as Alistair Darling’s proposal.
High hopes ‘Green Ed’ will put climate change back up agenda
Greenpeace has “high hopes” about Ed Miliband’s ability to hold the coalition to account, while Friends of the Earth describe as Labour’s greenest ever leader.
Memo to Ed: The challenges in Scotland and Wales
Left Foot Forward looks at the challenges facing the new Labour in Scotland and Wales, where there will be assembly elections next year.