Booker Prize winner “chilled” by the world of blogs
Howard Jacobson, winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize and a columnist for the Indy, last night described the state of the British media “as a matter of great concern”.
Daisy Blacklock
Website Daisy writes for Left Foot Forward on a range of policy issues. She studied English at the University of Exeter and runs the Dress to the Left blog.
Kellner: Labour needs a vision of “Total Britain”
The president of YouGov, Peter Kellner, has argued that Labour party allusions to ‘middle Britain’ are “no longer useful” for developing a political strategy.
It’s time to deliver what half a million marched for: Plan B
A report to “produce a feasible set of reforms that deal with the economic crisis in an alternative way” is being drawn up by a group of progressive think tanks.
Cruddas: Big Society failing the “all in this together” test as safety nets go
Labour MP Jon Cruddas blasts the Big Society for failing the “all in this together” test while safety nets are being removed reports Daisy Blacklock.
We need a shift in priorities to make welfare reform truly meaningful
If we are to achieve a welfare system that meets the demands of the 21st century, then radical action, and a shift in priorities is required to make reforms truly meaningful.
Who’d have thought it – ‘real’ welfare is working
Is Britain really broken? New findings suggest that the growth of so called ‘welfare dependency’ may be massively overstated, reports Daisy Blacklock.