Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Bank’s Adam Posen: cuts will be “quite contractionary”
The Bank of England's Adam Posen expects the impact of the Coalition's cuts as "quite contractionary". He also accused Mervyn King of being "excessively political".
Real wages set to fall for three years
A new report shows that cuts, rising inflation and stagnating pay will make lower middle classes £720 a year worse off. It shows that wages will fall in real terms until 2013.
Changes at Left Foot Forward
After nearly two years setting up and editing Left Foot Forward, I have decided to pass on the leadership of […]
Ireland’s austerity: poor pay to keep corporation tax low
The Irish austerity package (confusingly dubbed a ‘recovery plan‘ by the BBC) can only be described as eye watering. But […]
Are Ed and AJ really split over 50p?
The red tops are overflowing with stories today of Labour's split over the 50p rate. But is there really a cigarette paper between the Labour leader and his shadow chancellor?
IDS’ stats rebuke is tip of the iceberg
The Independent reports that Iain Duncan Smith "misled Parliament" on welfare. This is just the tip of the iceberg in relation to DWP's misuse of statistics.