Experian study muddles up ‘Middle Britain’
The new study by Experian confused what constitutes the real ‘middle Britain’, reports Chris Tarquini.
Chris Tarquini
Website Chris is an intern at Left Foot Forward writing on a range of issues. He has previously written for The Vibe, Politicana and Gair Rhydd as well as creating his own website, The Grapevine. Chris also worked on the Andy Burnham Labour Leadership campaign and has interviewed numerous senior politicians and political figures.
Daily Mail misrepresents Harman’s international development comments
Yesterday’s Mail on Sunday misrepresented Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman’s comments on international development and remittance, reports Chris Tarquini.
Brown calls on G20 for global jobs action
Gordon Brown has teamed up with the Avaaz global advocacy organisation to push for action from the G20 on global jobs, reports Chris Tarquini.
Tuition fees backlash gains momentum on the right
UKIP’s Gawain Towler talks exclusively to Left Foot Forward about his party’s position on tuition fees.
London’s new anti-Tory generation says no to fee hikes
On the day MPs vote on government proposals to increase tuition fees, Ken Livingstone has warned the government about the disastrous consequences for London.
IDS dodges questions on DWP statistics
IDS has dodged questions from Left Foot Forward regarding the misuse of DWP statistics.
Two nation Conservatism: VAT rise hits North harder than South
A new report shows the Governments rise in VAT could hit not only the poor, but also the middle class heavily, with some areas being particularly drastically hit.
NUS hit back at Clegg “not being straight” claim
With the controversial tuition fee vote looming, NUS National President Aaron Porter has hit back at Nick Clegg after accusations from the Deputy Prime Minister that he was ‘not being straight’ with student protesters over his ideas for higher education reform.
Alexander criticises overly optimistic private sector growth hopes
Shadow work and pensions secretary Douglas Alexander gave a speech to Demos today in which he acknowledged Labour’s mistakes in communicating their response to the recession and criticised Conservative attempts to portray the opposition as hoping for a double dip recession. He explained that Labour had made the right decisions during the economic crisis by preventing a recession from becoming a depression.
Fox News claims anti-fees protests were “rebellion against big government”
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has again been caught misrepresenting video footage, claiming the anti-fees protests were a “rebellion against big government”.