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James Bloodworth

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

China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Russia elected to top UN human rights body

James Bloodworth
13 November, 2013

China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia have won three-year seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Fortunately, the Tories haven’t yet figured out how to delete YouTube

James Bloodworth
13 November, 2013

While the Tory party may believe it can stand athwart history yelling ‘stop’, YouTube still exists.

Unemployment down 48,000 to 2.47 million

James Bloodworth
13 November, 2013

Unemployment decreased by 48,000 between July 2013 and September 2013 to 2.47 million, with the unemployment rate now at 7.6 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.

Why Grant Shapps doesn’t know what he’s talking about on energy prices

James Bloodworth
12 November, 2013

Why energy bills are really sky high and what Grant Shapps and the Tories won’t do about it.

Free schools performing WORSE, according to Ofsted

James Bloodworth
12 November, 2013

Free schools are underperforming compared to all schools inspected by Ofsted.

Hong Kong: no free market paradise

James Bloodworth
11 November, 2013

Hong Kong is often cited by the right as an example of the success of free markets. Look beneath the surface, however, and things aren’t quite so rosy.

John Major

John Major is right – but the problem isn’t only private schools

James Bloodworth
11 November, 2013

John Major is right to talk about the dominance of ex-private school pupils in public life. The problem is bigger than that, though.

Could 2015 be the living wage election?

James Bloodworth
8 November, 2013

How Britain fares internationally when it comes to low wages.

The coalition effect: Lib Dems receive just 18 votes in council byelection

James Bloodworth
8 November, 2013

The Liberal Democrats have received just 15 votes in a council byelection in the Kingswood ward in Corby after the sitting councillor stepped down due to health problems.

The Mail caught fibbing…again

James Bloodworth
7 November, 2013

The Daily Mail has been caught lying about Gordon Brown’s expenses.

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