Trump and Fox attack Islam again – this time over NYC’s ‘Ground Zero Mosque’
Donald Trump has once again proven his ignorance and reactionary xenophobia by beating the anti-Islamic drum.
Dan Holden
Dan is an intern at Left Foot Forward. He is a University of Liverpool graduate with a fervent interest in social policy, specifically education. Dan has previously written for Shifting Grounds and is a devotee of The Wire and all things Tom Waits.
Where is the coverage of Carers Rights Day?
Today is Carer’s Rights Day, but where is the media coverage? Left Foot Forward urges politicians to push forward this vital campaign.
Celebrations at Palestine UN vote – but UK abstention attacked as “historic misjudgement”
Yesterday saw the UN vote to make Palestine a ‘non-member observer state’ – a vote the UK abstained from.
“Grossly distorting the facts” – Salmond, Trump and yet more misleading statements
Alex Salmond has come under fresh criticism for his handling of the arrest of ‘Trump golf course’ film maker Anthony Baxter, having made some untrue statements.
Everyone blames Cameron for leading Europe’s disastrous austerity drive
The course of the failed EU budget negotiations have revealed David Cameron’s quasi-Thatcherite negotiating style, enjoyed by Ms Merkel but not by many others.
Respect implicated in aggressive and slanderous Rotherham campaign leaflet
In the Rotherham by-election, the Respect Party and Yvonne Ridley have been implicated in a campaign leaflet that accuses Labour of racism.
The fight to end mental health discrimination goes on – but progress is being made
Mental health may now be receiving more and more positive press coverage, but the fight against discrimination is far from over.
Bloggers used rhyming slang to swerve China’s censors and talk about Xi Jinping
With the new Chinese leadership brought into the light yesterday, Left Foot Forward looks at what public opinion is, and how much public opinion can be found.
Does Grayling believe in the Right to Life? The Prohibition of Torture? Of Slavery?
In an interview with ConservativeHome, Chris Grayling reaffirms worries about the Tory party stance on human rights, with talk of quitting the ECHR.
Atos, Tory cuts and a diasbled man driven to hunger strike
Atos Healthcare, the company appointed by the government to test whether disabled people are ‘fit to work’, is at the epicentre of dogmatically-driven tragedy.