Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Flat taxes do not deliver growth
Guido Fawkes claims flat taxes lead to growth. They do not as data from the IMF shows. Flat tax countries are growing at a slower rate than the rest of the world.
Britain at bottom of growth league table
Britain is growing at the weakest rate of competitor nations. Only Japan in the G7 and Portugal in the EU are growing more slowly.
Fraser Nelson massages new figures to rehash old, discredited argument
Fraser Nelson claims 154% of new jobs over the last year went to foreigners. He is massaging new stats to fit an old and discredited argument.
New IMF boss joins calls for Plan B
The new IMF boss, Christine Lagarde, has joined calls for a Plan B. In an FT op ed she says "slamming on the brakes too quickly will hurt the recovery and worsen job prospects".
Cameron “ignorant or disingenuous” on frontline police cuts
In the Commons today, David Cameron reiterated his claim that cuts to police budgets would not affect front-line officers. But the facts do not support him.
As Parliament is recalled, MPs must resist the temptation to legislate
Parliament is due to be recalled this week following the riots in London and elsewhere. But the Government must be careful not to rush to legislative solutions.