Farewell Lord Pearson, here’s our video tribute…
Left Foot Forward couldn’t let this historic occasion pass without our own tribute, so here it is, a reprise of Pearson’s priceless performance on the Campaign Show during the general election…
Shamik Das
Labour’s shrinking C2 and DE vote
In his Fabian Essay, reported in this morning’s Guardian, Ed Miliband has written that the loss of less-affluent voters cost Labour the general election, and said that his rejection of “New Labour nostalgia” made him the modernising candidate in the leadership election.
Another balls-up by Calamity Chris!
Gaffe-prone work and pensions minister Chris Grayling has made another stunning statistical screw-up – over-estimating the proportion of London households in which no one has ever worked by a factor of more than 3:1.
First XI: The Tory MPs committed to narrowing the gap between rich and poor
While the swivel-eyed TaxPayers’ Alliance and Policy Exchange continue to have a go at Professors Wilkinson and Pickett – authors of ‘The Spirit Level: why equality is better for everyone’ – at least some on the right seem to have been listening to the independent academics.
Who are the most influential left wingers of 2010?
We are compiling a list of the top 50 most influential left wing thinkers of 2010 – politicians, journalists, bloggers, think tankers, academics, campaigners – and we need your input; please email me – [email protected] – with your suggestions.
Raab to face the wrath of Dale?
Tory blogger Iain Dale was spitting blood yesterday over the tactics of lobby groups like 38 Degrees in the wake of Raab-gate, yet today it has emerged that Tory MPs – including Raab – have been engaged in precisely the same practice he and Dale both abhor: cloning the same email in replies to constituents.
Tories at odds over university funding
Three months into government the coalition still appears no closer to a settled view on university funding – with the main academic and student bodies are also divided over the issue.
Tory MP tells constituents: “Don’t email me… it’s becoming a real nuisance”
Tory MP for Esher and Walton Dominic Raab is threatening legal action against campaign group 38 Degrees for having the temerity to publish his publically available email address – [email protected] – on their ‘contact your MP’ system.
Coalition home bonus scheme is a con
The government’s ‘New Homes Bonus’ scheme, which will match the council tax raised on each new house for six years, was slammed by shadow housing minister John Healey for being an expensive con, with the money coming mostly from existing local authority support grants – as revealed in a pre-election Tory green paper.
Send us your suggestions for the year’s most influential left wingers
We are compiling a list of the top 50 most influential left wing thinkers of 2010 – politicians, journalists, bloggers, think tankers, academics, campaigners – and we need your input; please email [email protected] with your suggestions by the end of next week, midnight Sunday 22nd August.