Left Foot Forward
Just how out of touch is George Osborne?
While I don't believe the criticism Osborne has received is in any way a distraction from the wider issues (if anything it's an indictment of his inability to empathise with disabled shoppers), I thought it worth a quick look at just how out of touch this government is policy wise.
LFF’s James Bloodworth discusses welfare and the Philpott family on BBC News
Left Foot Forward's James Bloodworth discusses the welfare and the Philpott family on BBC News alongside Harriet Sergeant.
Look Left – Paolo Di Canio, Michael Philpott and making work pay…by cutting the minimum wage
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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When did it become taboo to protest against fascists?
The Di Canio incident has underlined the need to step up campaigning against fascism, whether in uncovering extremists in the world of sport or entertainment as well as far-right political movements.
Paolo Di Canio: “a fascist but not a racist”. That’s ok then
I have no idea whether or not Paulo Di Canio is a racist, just as I have no clue whether everyone who waddles through Trafalgar Square on May Day with a giant portrait of Stalin believes in the necessity of the Gulag or a bullet to the back of the head. I would, however, hesitate to put such people in positions where they have authority over people who their political heroes regarded as expendable.