Left Foot Forward
UK comes near bottom of OECD on trade growth
The UK trade deficit is in its eighteenth year
Unemployment down 35,000 to 1.83m
Unemployment decreased by 35,000 in the three months to March
VOTE: Was Ed Miliband right to rule out any formal deal with the SNP?
Miliband told the audience he 'couldn't be clearer' that there would be no deal between the two parties
GDP up 0.3 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2015
Progressive politics takes centre stage at HowTheLightGetsIn
HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s leading philosophy festival, is back in Hay-on-Wye this May with hundreds of challenging debates and talks across politics, philosophy, science and the arts, as well as a full programme of live music and comedy
VOTE: Should voting (or actively abstaining) be compulsory?
In 2010, nearly 16 million registered electors did not turn out to vote. Is compulsory voting the answer?