Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Politics Summary: Monday, May 24th
The main story of the day is the Government’s announcement of £6 billion in cuts this year. The Independent reports that […]
Ed Miliband: Forces of hell was “awful culture”
Ed Miliband has distanced himself from Labour's culture of briefing. He said it was a "self destructive, awful culture".
IFS: Brown “mitigated” income inequality
The Institute for Fiscal Studies this morning gave its verdict on Labour’s inequality record. In a spoof of the Conservative […]
Politics Summary: Friday, May 21st
The Times and Telegraph lead with the 34-page “programme for government” from the Coalition, which supersedes either manifesto. Under the […]
Cruddas: Labour should change nominations timetable
There is disquiet that the Labour nomination process concludes in 8 days time. Jon Cruddas told BBC News that the party "should reconvene and change this timetable."
Politics Summary: Wednesday, May 19th
Nick Clegg appears on the front of several papers ahead of his first major speech as Deputy Prime Minister. The […]