The Greens are likely to succeed in chipping away at Labour support
Worryingly, what the Greens have to offer is very appealing to Labour supporters like me
Carl Packman
Website Carl is a health researcher; he writes book reviews for Left Foot Forward. Carl has written for the Guardian, New Statesman, Tribune Magazine, and The Philosopher's Magazine and blogs regularly at Though Cowards Flinch and Liberal Conspiracy. He is currently writing a book on consumer debt.
The UK must not fall for the Putin smokescreen
Reactionaries from Sir Edward Lewigh to the Stop the War Coalition want us to forget the crimes, past and present, of Putin – and we absolutely should not
Struggling with payday loans is still on the rise
People struggling on payday loans has risen by 42 per cent in the last year – the industry still needs to be reformed
The right is split – good news for the left
David Cameron, the Member for Brussels Central, has run out of ways to lie to his eurosceptic backbenchers – rejoice!
Accepting Carswell with open arms is actually a massive risk for UKIP
It has gone unnoticed, but accepting a genuine libertarian who disregards party loyalists is actually a really bad move for UKIP
Payday loan broker firms: the next poverty scandal
For good reason payday lending has been subject to considerable scrutiny, but there’s another problem to solve: that of broker firms selling credit applications to the highest bidding lenders
Elitism and social discrimination persist, but what is to blame?
We should be clear: schools, universities, and leading firms all have a part to play in the continuation of elitism and social class discrimination
Hollande is lost: the Left should speak against the German right’s obsessions
The rift in the French government speaks more broadly to what the left-wing narrative should sound like on the austerity obsessions of Germany and the European Union
Alex Salmond is still a snake oil salesman
While Salmond landed some blows in the debate about Scottish independence last night he was still unable to answer the crucial questions
Is Alex Salmond really the best man to speak for Scottish independence?
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of the Standard, where the Scots under King David battled Norman English forces. Fast forward to 2014 and Alex Salmond claims to lead the Scots. They could do better.