Yvette Cooper tops readers’ poll of shadow cabinet
Yvette Cooper has topped Left Foot Forward’s readers’ poll of shadow cabinet candidates. The survey was completed by 1,033 readers.
Will Straw
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Cameron cuts back on truth
David Cameron delivered his first party conference speech today as Prime Minister. His text was littered with errors as Left Foot Forward exposes.
What a difference a year makes
George Osborne today announced the end of child benefit as a universal benefit. The move is in direct contradiction to his conference speech last year.
Why emulating Ireland means entering the “financial danger zone”
George Osborne said the Coalition had moved Britain out of the “financial danger zone”. But the Irish experience shows that the planned cuts will make matters worse.
Davis joins Miliband with warning on growth
David Davies today warns that David Cameron and the Conservative party that he must develop a growth strategy. It follows Ed Miliband’s call yesterday for a focus on growth.
The case for AV
This article is taken from Litmus newspaper. Download the Litmus PDF for free from litmustest.org. The 1997 manifesto was precisely worded. The incoming government was only “committed to” a referendum on the voting system while the removal of hereditary peerstest
Web and public give thumbs up to Miliband’s big speech
Reaction on the web to Ed Miliband’s speech is fairly positive with unsurprising support from tweeting delegates and approval by supporters of his brother.
“New generation must change country”
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The big split on deficit reduction is between Labour and Tories
The big split on deficit reduction is between Labour and Tories. The totality of Tory cuts’ plans are almost twice as severe as Alistair Darling’s proposal.
Scrap 50p to introduce a land tax
The Fabian Society organised a policy Dragon’s Den earlier today. I suggested scrapping the 50p rate of tax to pay for a land tax.