Christina McAnea becomes first woman General Secretary of Unison
Historic victory for McAnea as she takes on the leadership of the UK’s largest union.
Emma Burnell
The government are sending mixed messages on vaccines and elections
Delaying elections due in May doesn’t add up with government messaging around the vaccine rollout. So which is it?
Chaotic government messaging over schools continues
Government dithering is leaving teachers, pupils and parents in chaos.
Radical roundup: Five stories this year that deserved more attention
Launched this year, radical roundup shines a light on under-covered stories.
Nine times Left Foot Forward hit the headlines in 2020
We don’t just write the news. Sometimes we make it too.
A majority of the public think pandemic procurement was corrupt
Fifty Nine percent of those surveyed thought the way the government procured emergency equipment favoured their friends.
Law Commission calls for changes to ‘outdated’ misconduct in public office law
Proposed changes to the law could lead to greater clarity and fewer vexatious claims.
The ‘blue wall’ might be under threat – but Tories could be saved by boundary changes
Proposed boundary changes in Wales threaten Labour gains in red wall seats.
Sun ‘clarifies’ calling pregnant police officers “fat blue line”
The Sun newspaper has issued an apology (or clarification as they call it) for a story published on 29th August claiming that 10,000 UK police officers had been put on ‘light duties’ for being physically unfit. It turns out thattest
Tory MPs show their true (blue) colours over free school meals scandal
When Tories tell you who they are – believe them.
