Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Politics Summary: Thursday, June 10th
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It’s “answer time” for the candidates
Five candidates have been nominated for the position of Labour party leader. Left Foot Forward sets out the six areas that we want the debate to focus on.
The alternative to “Osborne’s bombshell”
The Government plans to "tackle Labour's legacy of debt" yet they are also proposing a number of tax cuts. But there is an alternative way to reducing the deficit.
Select Committee Chairs must be independent
The Chairs of the Commons' Select Committees will be elected rather than chose by Chairs. Left Foot Forward & Conservative Home jointly endorse four independent candidates.
European social democrats must campaign together to create the Good Society
Social Democrats from across the EU are meeting in Istanbul to discuss the Good Society. Now largely out of power, they need to campaign on areas of common interest.
Cruddas is Labour’s most popular politician
A new poll for Politics Home finds that Jon Cruddas is Labour's most popular politician with approval ratings of +3. All other Labour figures have negative ratings.