James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth is the former editor of Left Foot Forward.
Rather than only publishing the names of benefit claimants, how about full blown Swedish-style tax transparency?
Why should transparency only apply to welfare claimants when even those who rely on a private income have relied upon the state in some way to support them at some point in their lives?
The Daily Mail makes money from graphic video…after boasting that it forced Google to remove graphic videos
Do readers of a national newspaper really need to see a video of a women being killed by a shopping trolley? Sure, report the story if you must, but accompanying the piece with an enticing call to "scroll down for the video"?
Internet freedom on Edward Snowden’s flight path
Regardless of what you think of Edward Snowden's actions (fairly honourable, in my view), the attempt to hide out in countries with some fairly questionable records on media freedom is raising eyebrows.
Don’t turn Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer into free speech martyrs
The anti-fascist campaign group Hope Not Hate (HNH) has started a petition to prevent two American bloggers from being given permission to enter the UK.
This week’s most read: Dan Hodges, sexist advertising and QE
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Public sector borrowing higher this year than last
The latest public sector finances data, released today by the Office for National Statistics, show that public sector borrowing in 2012/13 was £118.8 billion when you exclude Quantitative Easing and Royal Mail pensions. Higher than in 2011/12, when it was £118.5 billion.