February 2011
Ministers are breaking their promise on subsidies for nuclear power
Left Foot Forward understands that via complicated, structural measures, the government is planning on green-lighting a multi-billion pound taxpayer giveaway to the nuclear industry.
Government’s answers on special needs delayed. Again
As Michael Gove’s education reforms gather momentum, an important group of vulnerable children are at risk of being left behind. Back in December, Left Foot Forward raised serious questions over the future of funding models for specialist services currently provided by local authorities...
After months of denial, an admission flood defences face massive cuts
After months of denial over the spending cuts on flood defences, the government has now revealed what most have known for a long time. Instead of the capital investment for flood defence spending for 2011/12 being, as David Cameron claimed, “roughly the same as what was spent over the past four years”, it has now been acknowledged by the government that funding would actually face an extraordinary 27 per cent cut.
The ‘Big Society’ must not be imposed on communities
The Prime Minister’s restatement of the Big Society is a recognition that the idea has so far failed to resonate in many communities, because the reality of the cuts has hit hard, focusing attention on the loss of much-needed support for grassroots volunteers. We are still waiting to count the numbers of community development workers still in place after the cull in public sector jobs.
Five reasons why you can’t trust Cameron with the Big Society
The Prime Minister will attempt to relaunch his "mission in politics" today. There are five reasons why you can't trust David Cameron with the Big Society.
DFID leading the way on aid transparency
The Department for International Development is the first agency in the world to meet the new transparency standard, finalised on Wednesday in Paris.