Left Foot Forward
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.
Murray calls on Scots to use their heads in independence vote
Britain’s number one tennis player, Andy Murray has waded into the world of politics, by urging fellow Scots to use their heads rather than their hearts in deciding whether to become an independent country.
This week’s most read: Immigration, the death of Lucy Meadows and Boris the clown
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
The Week in Washington: Supreme Court hears gay marriage cases, Obama backs senators to reach immigration deal and more
Larry Smith gives his weekly US politics round up.
Look Left – Immigrants coming over here paying for our pensions, Boris and David
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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