James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth is the former editor of Left Foot Forward.
Lib Dem members prefer 2015 coalition with Labour to continuing one with Tories
Liberal Democrat members would overwhelmingly prefer a post-2015 alliance with Labour to a continuing one with the Tories, according to a new poll for the Liberal Democrat Voice website.
Today’s GDP figures: the smirk on the corpse
Today's GDP figures are certainly cause for cheer. After three years of flatlining the economy is finally showing signs of life.
UK economy grows by 0.6%
UK GDP grew by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest quarterly national accounts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Funding for Lending scheme failing as lending falls by £3.8 billion in May
New data published this week shows that banks are still not lending to British businesses, despite the government's much trumpeted Funding for Lending scheme.
‘The world’s gone mad’ – Institute of Directors on Osborne’s Help to Buy scheme
Yesterday was probably a good day to bury bad news. It was also very probably an opportune moment to promote a bad policy in the hope that it would slip under the radar of those with critical voices.
The unions and the Labour will just have to work harder to win the support of working people
According to a poll by Lord Ashcroft, a majority of Unite members don't feel they are well represented by Ed Miliband.