Left Foot Forward
We must stop this illogical, economically damaging and ultimately racist law
The government is proposing a pilot scheme starting in November to ask visitors from India, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to pay a cash bond of £3,000 for a visitor visa that allows them to stay in the UK for up to six months.
Olympic Legacy: Twelve months on, is the sun still shining on Stratford?
Twelve months on from the London 2012 Olympics, Shamik Das looks at the legacy for Stratford and the surrounding areas.
This week’s most read: The Royal Baby, the EDL and porn
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Influx of Romanian migrants ‘unlikely’, says Eastern Europe expert
A mass arrival of labour migrants from Romania when UK immigration restrictions are lifted in January 2014 is "unlikely", according to a researcher from Edge Hill University who has written a book on the Romanian diaspora.
Look left: The Royal Baby, GDP figures and internet porn
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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