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James Bloodworth

Website James Bloodworth is the former editor of Left Foot Forward.

Boris accused of backing festival of hate

James Bloodworth
23 November, 2013

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been accused of giving his support to an event which features a number of antisemitic and homophobic speakers.

UKIP MEPs laziest in Europe

James Bloodworth
22 November, 2013

UKIP’s attendance record in the European Parliament is worse than that of their counterparts from the three major parties.

Cameron’s ‘green crap’ will take £166 off the average bill by 2020

James Bloodworth
21 November, 2013

In other words, in the long-term it will be ‘green crap’ that brings down the real cost of energy by making homes less wasteful.

Don’t want to cut the army, then cut Trident

James Bloodworth
20 November, 2013

The cuts to the number of army personnel are being blamed on austerity. They might just as well be blamed on the outdated Cold War thinking of our leaders.

Sorry Boris, but the poor carry the greatest tax burden

James Bloodworth
18 November, 2013

The least well off households pay 36.6 per cent of their income in tax compared to 35.5 per cent paid by the wealthiest.

Pay of FTSE 100 bosses grows 20 times faster than average worker

James Bloodworth
18 November, 2013

The pay of FTSE 100 directors grew by 14 per cent in the last year – 20 times faster than that of the average worker.

Increasing the personal tax allowance: anything but progressive

James Bloodworth
18 November, 2013

Millions of the poorest households gain nothing from increases in the personal tax allowance.

UK still has joint highest inflation in EU

James Bloodworth
15 November, 2013

Inflation in Britain is the joint highest in the EU, according to a relase out today from the statistics office of the European Union.

Sorry Guido, but the Tories really are presiding over a cost of living crisis

James Bloodworth
15 November, 2013

Sorry Guido, but there really is a cost of living crisis and it’s getting worse under a Tory government.

Amazon is selling a racist ‘golly’ costume

James Bloodworth
14 November, 2013

Amazon is selling a racist fancy dress costume.

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