Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
DfID recommend slashing 100 projects to help the world’s poor
DfID are recommending the end of 100 public commitments. Among those for the chop are support to global education and cash for health services and systems.
Coalition lies on Labour’s legacy
Chris Huhne and Baroness Warsi today attempted to lay the blame for cuts to come at Labour's door. But the level of cuts was their ideological choice.
Coalition cuts lead to slower growth
GDP growth has been downgraded by the Bank of England partly due to the Coalition's cuts. But growth in 2009-10 was at the top range of estimates set out last year.
Cameron’s one-sided crusade on cheats
David Cameron has announced a war on 'welfare cheats'. But the £5.1bn welfare gap - only £1.5bn of which is cheating - is dwarfed by the £40bn tax gap.
Ed Balls the kingmaker
I’ve written a piece for the Channel 4 News website which outlines why, although he won’t be the next leader, […]
Labour members and public disagree on election defeat
Labour members and public disagree on Labour's election defeat. While the recession is common to both, the public put immigration & Gordon Brown ahead of other factors.