James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth is the former editor of Left Foot Forward.
Inequality stat of the day
Inequality stat of the day.
Poorest will be hardest hit by downturn due to welfare reforms
The poor will be the hardest hit in the long-term by the economic downturn as a result of the government's changes to the benefits system, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
A&E waiting times at 9-year high
The number of patients having to wait more than four hours in A&E has reached its highest level in nine years.
Is school selection by house price really better than selection by ability?
The Guardian reports today that that a growing gap in household incomes and rising house prices have made England's top state-funded comprehensive and academy schools more socially exclusive.
Abandoning the winter fuel allowance for a mere £100 million: why bother?
Ed Balls is currently making a speech in which he will effectively renege on previous Labour Party statements that universality remained a "part of the bedrock" of the welfare state.
This week’s most read: The Sun ashamed of its own poll, Cameron’s public health U-turns and Miliband’s dithering on Syria
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.