Kennedy v McCallister: The battle for the future of the UUP begins
Following Tom Elliott’s resignation as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, we look at the battle to succeed him, between John McCallister and Danny Kennedy.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Pound for Pound, you’re better off with Ken
Left Foot Forward unveils a video explaining how Labour Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone’s Fare Deal works, and how it can save Londoners £1,000 on average.
Economic update – March 2012: External events key to any recovery
IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for March 2012.
US recovery shows the failure of Osborne’s ‘Voodoo Economics’
While the US economy shows encouraging signs of recovery, we in the UK are paying for chancellor George Osbourne’s own misguided version of Voodoo Economics.
Cameron still doesn’t get the need for an interventionist manufacturing strategy
David Cameron and George Osborne still don’t get the need for a robust and interventionist manufacturing strategy, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.
UKIP’s supporters are closer to the BNP than Farage would have us believe
Dr Matthew Goodwin writes about his report which revealed UKIP supporters are more extreme and closer to the BNP than Nigel Farage would have us believe.
Lib Dem conference gives Clegg a get out of jail free card on the legal aid cuts
At the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference party members voted overwhelmingly against Ken Clarke and Lord McNally’s plans to cut legal aid by £350 million.
Umunna’s arguments expose the ideological divisions in the coalition
Chuka Umunna’s speech today on a ‘One Nation’ active industrial policy – in which he praised Michael Hesletine – exposes ideological divisions in the coalition.
Clegg still has a chance to save the NHS – and his party
Jos Bell reports on the debates on the health and social care bill at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference as the battle to save the NHS goes on.
The World Outside Westminster – Joseph Kony: World’s Most Wanted?
The focus of the world has been on a viral video, ‘Kony 2012’, which exposes the actions of Joseph Kony, leader of the Lords Resistance Army in central Africa.