Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
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, […]