Green Politics
Public support for cuts down compared to last year
Public support for the government’s spending cuts has slumped in the past year, according to the latest Harris poll for the Financial Times, reports Claire French.
Claire French
Claire is a former Left Foot Forward intern. She is now enrolled on an NCTJ multimedia journalism course, a columnist at Tribune Magazine, and has published work with a number of other print and online publications. Claire's blog can be found at www.clairefrench.co.uk.
Cuts to detection and protection undermine fight against trafficking
The government’s commitment to trafficked people has again been questioned after it emerged funding has been denied to a pioneering charity, reports Claire French.
Government rhetoric on transparency doesn’t match the reality
Left Foot Forward's Claire French compares the rhetoric of the government on transparency to the reality.
The horror of human trafficking, the “modern form of slavery”
After months of opposing the European Union’s Directive on Human Trafficking, the UK government recently backtracked and decided to sign up, with both Labour and the Liberal Democrats praising the u-turn and equally claiming credit for the rethink; Claire French reports.
Denham warns science funding freeze will push UK further behind competitors
Short term funding of scientific research will push Britain further behind world leaders, shadow business secretary John Denham has warned.
Miliband: “Tories were encouraging us to deregulate further”
Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have accused the Conservative party of trying to drive the last government further away from regulating the activity of the City of London.