Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
CDU withdraws London rep in protest at Cameron’s EU grouping
The German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, has reported that Angela Merkel's CDU party has recalled its London representative Thomas Stehling to Germany because of David Cameron’s decision to withdraw from the European People’s Party.
ippr: support manufacturing to make capitalism better
Ippr’s Tony Dolphin, a Left Foot Forward contributer, today publishes a new report called, “How to Make Capitalism Better.” The […]
In defence of Sure Start
The TaxPayers' Alliance have responded to Left Foot Forward's post on Friday about the TPA and Institute of Directors' proposals to make £50 billion in public spending savings. In defence of their proposals to save £1.46 billion by cutting Sure Start, TPA make three arguments. Left Foot Forward responds to each in turn.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, September 15th
Public spending dominates the headlines as Gordon Brown prepares to use the word “cuts” for the first time in a […]
LFF brief: universal benefits
Analysis of the current debate on universal benefits.
Workplace representatives save the taxpayer money
The Times report today that, "Labour is funding trade union activity inside Whitehall with millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money." The truth, as ever, is more complicated. The practice has been in place for years and benefits from workplace representation across the public sector are estimated at £167 to £397 million.