Charlotte Cooper: The world’s first female Olympic champion
The 1900 Olympics were the first of their kind to allow women to compete, and it was a British woman who came away as the first ever female Olympic champion.
Katie Stanton
Katie is an intern at Left Foot Forward.
London 2012’s legacy: How will the UK benefit after the Olympic Games?
As of today, we the UK are officially the luckiest country in the world – the London 2012 Olympic Games are here!
OECD comes out in support of Osborne’s failing policies, against the advice of everyone else
If what the Secretary General of the OECD says is true, then the country is in big trouble if the chancellor and the PM are ‘intent on staying on course’.
London 2012 needs to set a precedent for the coverage of women’s sport
We can only hope that scheduling Team GB’s women’ footballing debut to coincide with opening day hysteria will challenge past records on poor coverage.
Romney’s ‘Anglo-Saxon’ dog whistle the latest in a string of attacks on Obama’s heritage
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: With such abhorrent views as these, why would anyone want to vote this party into power?
European parliament could penalise those involved in Libor rate fixing scandals
The announcement is particularly good news for Labour MEP Andrea McCarthy who has been campaigning for those guilty of rate fixing to face criminal prosecution.
Phone hacking charges: Reactions from around the web
The Crown Prosecution Service today announced eight people will be charged in connection with the phone hacking scandal. Proceedings will begin next month.
BBC coverage pushes the government to focus on the horrors of FGM in the UK
Hopefully, the BBC’s reports will bring a very serious issue into the spotlight encouraging action.
Omnishambolic Osborne reneges on his promise of growth by discouraging wind farms
George Osborne wants to introduce powers to restrict the number of wind farms, a move that contradicts his earlier pledge to boost sustainable growth.
Irish political parties must meet female MP quotas or risk losing state funding
A Bill passed in the Irish government this weekend has historically changed the way women will be represented in the Dáil.