Nomination for most influential left-wing thinker of 2010/11: Maurice Glasman
Maurice Glasman has led the Labour movement to attempt to understand itself again, and for that he deserves nomination for Most Influential Left-Winger 2010/11.
Daniel Elton
Nomination for most influential left-wing thinker: The disabled rights community
Nomination for left-wing thinker of the year: The disability rights community, in trying to change the way the whole country thinks about people with disabilities.
Clegg’s speech: Long on dramatic pauses, short on facts
Nick Clegg’s spin on issues such as the NHS, the environment and child detention didn’t quite match the facts, in his Liberal Democrat party conference speech.
The Refounding Labour offer to non-members
Refounding Labour offers lots of opportunities to non-members – if the resources are available.
How the Boundary Commission’s proposals are a migraine for councillors, activists and voters
The Boundary Commission appear to have taken no account of local authority boundaries when drawing up thier proposals, which are a subsequent mess.
Don’t buy the right-wing spin: Public sector pension costs set to fall
Whatever the rightwing attack dogs say, the cost of public sector pensions are due to fall as a proportion of GDP.
Ex-Tory peer’s Pakistani/Bangladeshi smear ignores the evidence
Ex-Tory peer Baroness Flather’s assertion that Bangladeshi and Pakistani families have more children to chase benefits is baseless in evidence, reports Daniel Elton.
Cameronism uncovered: Taxpayer-funded big business
David Cameron sits at the junction of a big-spending State and big business, writes Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.
When will the coalition deliver on its pledge to end child detention?
Ministers have twice promised to end child detention and twice failed. When will they come good on thier promises?
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