Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Labour should support a “Yes” vote on AV
With a date now set for a referendum on switching the electoral system to the Alternative Vote, a debate will no doubt rage inside both the Labour and Conservative parties as to how they should campaign.
Politics Summary: Friday, July 2nd
Several papers cover the news, broken by Left Foot Forward yesterday afternoon, that there will be a referendum on the […]
Business investment continues to stagnate
Business investment is stagnating. Coalition policies look set to exacerbate the problem and will do little to help the economy meet OBR's ambitious estimates.
Osborne’s false “trade-off”
George Osborne claims there's a "trade-off" between cutting welfare spending and departmental budgets. It's a false choice and reflects only his ideological masochism.
Politics Summary: Monday, June 28th
The Financial Times reports that “rebel [Lib Dem] MPs have signalled that they will vote in Parliament tonight against the […]
Deprived areas to be hit hardest by cuts
This story is jointly written by Will Straw and Tom Phillips George Osborne is fond of saying that, “We’re all […]