Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Politics Summary: Thursday, April 15th
The Telegraph‘s front page and Times reveal that at least 58 economists from around the world will argue that “David […]
Cameron let me down, says founder of Tory gay rights group
Two former Conservative party members have defected to Labour over the Tory party's approach to gay rights. Both criticised David Cameron by name.
The Conservative manifesto: a progressive perspective
The Conservative party manifesto will not include any of Left Foot Forward readers' top five manifesto ideas. There overall green strategy has received some praise.
UK unemployment below rich world average
The OECD shows that the UK's unemployment rate is below average for the world's richest countries. The UK is at 7.6% compared to the OECD average of 8.6%.
Tory manifesto fails against ‘progressive conservative’ tests
The Conservative manifesto falls short against "twelve tests" set by Progressive Conservatives. It contains only 3 of the tests. The Labour manifesto has 5.
Tory candidates won’t sign up to climate change or new politics
David Cameron has made climate change and a "new politics" key parts of his future offer. But his candidates are reluctant to show their commitment to either issue.