Is the government really “losing sleep” over cuts in university places?
Will Straw looks at whether the government are really “losing sleep” over the cuts to university places.
Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
The Nasty Campaign: the lies and smears of No to AV
The No campaign has been based on a series of lies and smears. Left Foot Forward looks in turn at the worst five examples.
New research: Plural British voters are “happy to express a range of preferences”
New research from ippr shows that “UK voters are happy to express a range of preferences when voting”. It reflects a 50 year trend from tribalism to pluralism.
Orange and T-Mobile alone in top slicing charitable text donations
Orange and T-Mobile are continuing to cream off charitable donations made by text message. A campaign is now underway to get Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP, to take action.
Obama’s deficit reduction plan is three times slower than Osborne’s
President Obama has announced his plans to eliminate the US budget deficit within 12 years. His timetable is three times slower than George Osborne’s.
Conclusive proof that AV hinders the BNP
The Independent today reports new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research – also covered by The Guardian yesterday – showing that AV would hinder the BNP.
IMF shows Britain lags the world on growth
Behind today’s headlines on the IMF downgrading Britain’s expected growth levels, lie reams of data and analysis about the state of the world economy.
Britain is not like Portugal – evidence from the OECD
George Osborne’s economically flawed argument today about Portugal has been quickly rebutted. The OECD’s new report includes even more evidence that Britain is not Portugal.
OECD’s inconvenient truth for right-wing ‘Rally Against Debt’
A new report by the OECD out today contains a key graph that won’t please the Rally Against Debt brigade, writes Left Foot Forward’s Will Straw.
BCC economist predicts flat growth over last six months
The chief economist of the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has predicted that, excluding the effect of snow in December, the economy may have only grown 0.1 to 0.2 per cent in the six months to March. If true, ittest