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Vote 2012: An introduction to the various elections on May 3rd
In the run-up to the various May 2012 elections, Left Foot Forward has teamed up with Britain Votes to present a series of primers on the votes; here’s part 1.
The charts that shame the “we’re all in this together” coalition
Alison Garnham of the Child Poverty Action Group, challenges the coalition to defend how the distributional analysis of their tax and benefit changes is fair.
Lib Dems must ask themselves: Do they really want to be the people that killed the NHS?
Stuart Jeffery, the Green Party’s health spokesman, explains the party’s opposition to the health and social care bill, and the consequences if it is passed.
Time to rethink our approach to teaching
The RSA’s Louise Thomas writes about their new “Re-thinking the Importance of Teaching: Curriculum and Collaboration in an Era of Localism” report.
Left and right should unite to support the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank
Richard Carr of Localis calls on politicians from all sides to support the creation of a new National Infrastructure Bank to boost growth and the recovery.
Trident: Should Labour call for it to be scrapped?
Labour should back the scrapping of Trident, writes Toby Fenwick, author of the CentreForum report “Dropping the bomb: a post Trident future”.