James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth is the former editor of Left Foot Forward.
The left still has much to learn from its defeats to Margaret Thatcher
Ever since Margaret Thatcher stopped appearing in public due to poor health, the left has seemingly been split between those readying themselves to celebrate her eventual passing and those who have resigned themselves to adopting her ideas.
This week’s most read: The Daily Mail, Paolo Di Canio and the minimum wage
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Is the Daily Mail killing children?
No. Obviously not. Saying such a thing would constitute sensationalist reporting of the crudest kind, and I'm not going to resort to that. But remember this:
Just how out of touch is George Osborne?
While I don't believe the criticism Osborne has received is in any way a distraction from the wider issues (if anything it's an indictment of his inability to empathise with disabled shoppers), I thought it worth a quick look at just how out of touch this government is policy wise.
Look Left – Paolo Di Canio, Michael Philpott and making work pay…by cutting the minimum wage
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Would staff at Sittingbourne really be better off as a result of Osborne’s tax and benefits changes?
This week, the Chancellor spoke to staff working at a supermarket depot in Sittingbourne, Kent, about changes to the tax and benefits system. But would staff at Sittingbourne really be better off as a result of Osborne's tax and benefits changes?