Murdoch press’s inaccuracies and half truths about Ed Miliband
The Murdoch press has wasted no time peddling inaccuracies and half truths about Ed Miliband; other members of the right-wing press have been more responsible.
Will Straw
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Three challenges for Ed Miliband
Congratulations to Ed Miliband. As Left Foot Forward predicted, the younger Miliband brother won 51% to 49% in a “neck and neck” race. In a result which reinforces the need for party unity, David Miliband won the MPs and MEPstest
Ed Miliband projected to win Labour crown
Left Foot Forward’s latest intelligence on MPs and MEPs does not give David Miliband enough support to win. Ed Miliband is likely to win the leadership crown tomorrow.
John Healey’s fight for the “squeezed middle”
Next Wednesday, nominations will open for Labour’s shadow cabinet election. With 14 male members of the current shadow cabinet chasing a maximum of 13 places, one of Labour’s big guns can expect to be disappointed. One man hoping for antest
An economics lesson for Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock MP today sets out the Government’s case for its accelerated spending cuts programme. His article owes more to politics than economics.
Cable-nomics: a reader
Business lobby groups and the right-wing press are angry with Vince Cable for his remarks on capitalism. But Cable is right and vested interests should be scared.
Clegg’s justification for deficit hawk conversion doesn’t stack up
Nick Clegg spoke on Today about his change of heart on the timetable for deficit reduction. His justification for switching from a Keynesian to a deficit hawk does not stack up.
Clegg completes Thatcherite conversion with Maggie metaphor
Nick Clegg’s economic philosophy switched from Keynesian to deficit hawk in early May. He completed the conversion today by using Thatcher’s flawed household debt metaphor.
The Litmus test of British politics
This conference season, Left Foot Forward is teaming up with Lib Dem Voice and ConservativeHome to create LITMUS. A free newspaper and online debate covering key issues.
Harris warns Clegg on fairness rhetoric
Evan Harris, the former Liberal Democrat MP, issued a warning to Nick Clegg today about his rhetoric on fairness at a fringe event at Lib Dem annual conference.