NHS: From ‘record high’ satisfaction to ‘breaking point’ within four years of coalition government
The NHS was in excellent shape when Labour left office in 2010; now it isn’t. For this the coalition must take at least some of the blame.
Ignore Tory spin, Labour’s spending plans are the ‘most cautious’ according to the IFS
Tory accusations of unfunded spending commitments are flatly contradicted by the IFS.
What to Read: Our writers choose the best books of 2014
Yet another end of year list. But this time a good one.
Forget immigration, the big issue in 2015 should be the death of social mobility
By accepting vast inequalities of wealth, the political class has acquiesced in the erosion of opportunity
2012: MORE CUTS. 2014: FEWER CUTS. Will the real David Laws please stand up?
Liberal Democrats MPs really will say anything to get elected.
Benefits Street, Gaza and Michael Gove’s fear of science: our top ten articles of 2014
And the most read articles on Left Foot Forward for 2014 were…
Nicky Morgan rebuked by Statistics Authority for claim that one in three can’t read or write under Labour
No statistical basis in claim by education secretary that one in three unable to read or write under Labour.
Why Labour’s deficit reduction plans are genuinely different to those of the government
Labour’s deficit reduction plans for the next parliament are genuinely different to those of the Conservatives.
Eric Garner’s death is a tragedy – but it isn’t just American tragedy
In Britain too police custody can be a dangerous place, especially if you happen to be black.
Worst cuts yet to come, warns Institute for Fiscal Studies
Britain faces at least five years of savage pending cuts if deficit reduction plans announced by chancellor George Osborne are enacted, according to the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).