Bigots vow to bring Ugandan anti-gay bill back – we must continue to fight them
Paul Canning, the editor of LGBT Asylum News, writes on the defeat of the Ugandan anti-gay bill – and the prospect of it coming back.
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SNP will reach out to a “tattered opposition” for the “tools to do the job”
New SNP MSP Joan McAlpine reports on the political platform Alex Salmond, Scotland’s most powerful first minister ever, will take into the new parliament.
Max Mosley: Tabloids have same attitude to the law “as a bunch of feral muggers”
Max Mosley writes exclusively for Left Foot Forward on the importance of privacy why the tabloid press need to be reined in, following his recent court case.
Will Clegg let civil liberties go the same way as electoral reform?
Bradley Day, co-founder of the No Police Spies campaign group, urges the Liberal Democrats to re-connect with and stand up for their civil liberties principles.
The American immigration debate – a chance for liberal reform, but not yet
An in-depth analysis of current European and American immigration policy under President Obama and what it can teach the UK, by ippr’s Matt Cavanagh.
Scottish independence: time for a homage to Catalonia?
Rob Marchant compares the case and chances of Scottish independence with its constitutional cousin, Catalonia.
Lucas: PM neglect and Tory sentiment must not neuter energy bill
Caroline Lucas outline’s some of the good intentions of the Energy Bill – but warns that lack of realism, PM neglect or Tory sentiment could undermine its aims.
BA/Unite resolution shows civilised negotiation has worked
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, on the successful resolution of the British Airways strike dispute.
Coalition must not destroy legacy of lowest child poverty for 25 years
Tim Nichols, of the Child Poverty Action Group, looks at the policies brought in under Labour thast helped bring child poverty down to the lowest levels for 25 years.
New Labour’s record on child poverty: Lessons must be learnt
Kate Bell and Jason Strelitz look at the lessons that can be learnt from Labour’s years on the tackling of child poverty.