How social networking escalated rioting – and can bring it to justice
It is now widely understood that the rioting was in part driven by communications using social networking services. Police must act.
Daniel Elton
The new governability crisis
From rioting to strikes, stock market runs and basic questions of the rule of law, the UK is suffering from a governability crisis.
Five good reasons why the death penalty should not be reinstated
If the death penalty was brought back, someone innocent would inevitably be killed at some point
Syrian Uprising: YouTube clips show continued demonstrations after Hama massacre
Despite more than 100 being killed by the Syrian military in Homs last night, hundreds came out to protest accross the country – as these youtube clips show.
Nominations are now open for most influential left-wing thinker in 2010/11
Nominations are now open for the most influential left-wing thinker in 2010/11 – please send in yours
In Daily Telegraph-ese, the “squeezed middle” means the very rich
The Daily Telegraph thinks the ‘squeezed middle’ begins at more than twice the ninetieth percentile of earners, writes Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.
Danny Alexander repeats the ‘big lie’ that pension reform needed to stop spiralling costs
Danny Alexander’s continued spin that we need to push up public sector pensions premiums so we can afford them is a myth that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Government’s spin war on disabled continues
The government keeps spinning against disabled people using the work and statistics of the discredited Atos organisation, reports Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.
Crisis caused by Cable’s “right-wing US nutters” is welcomed by Tory backbenches
Vince Cable may lash out at the debt ceiling “nutters” in the US, but their fellow adherents to ideological purity on the Tory backbenches are out in force.
Cameron fuels right’s hate fixation on the BBC
In the wake of the phone hacking scandal, the right’s hatred of the BBC has loosened their grip on a core consevartive principle – upholding the rule of law.