A progressive majority has surrendered Britain to the conservative minority
Following defeat in the Alternative Vote AV referendum, Green Party activist Matt Wootton conducts an autopsy into the failures of the Yes! To Fairer Votes campaign.
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Vote 2011: Back to the mid-nineties for the Liberal Democrats
Mark Pack, co-editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, looks at the Lib Dems’ performance in last night’s local elections and contrasts it with the party’s showing in previous elections.
The OBR, personal debt and the living standards gap
The Resolution Foundation’s Gavin Kelly and Matthew Whittaker look at whether squeezed households will really borrow more to prop up living standards.
Take the coalition’s ‘Tory Boy’ posturing on welfare claimants with a pinch of salt
Neil Coyle gives a robust, evidenced based analysis of the latest DWP figures on disability benefit re-assessments and attempts to get people back into work.
Unofficial Yes to AV campaigners are achieving success from the grass-roots
Matt Wootton reports on the inventive and creative grass-roots campaigning for the Alternative Vote, that is taking off on the internet.
Invite to royal wedding should be withdrawn for Swaziland’s king
Action for Southern Africa’s Mark Beacon reports on the state of oppression and intimidation in Swaziland under the rule of one of our monarchy’s wedding guests
Crony capitalism alive and well under the Conservatives
David Cameron claimed to be against “the far-too-cosy relationship between politics, government, business and money”. The reality of the Conservatives in power is somewhat different.
Cool Clarke sends Sun frothy at mouth
Andrew Neilson attacks the tabloid reporting of crime and punishment and provides an evidence based argument for sentencing reform.
Vote 2011: SNP outline vision “for a better Scotland”
First minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, writes exclusively for Left Foot Forward on the Scottish National Party’s vision “for a better Scotland”.
Vote 2011: Scottish Labour “will keep standing up for Scottish jobs”
John Park, Labour’s campaign manager for the Scottish elections and shadow minister for the economy and skills, writes exclusively for Left Foot Forward on Labour’s vision for Scotland.