Left Foot Forward
Look Left: Gay marriage, child poverty targets and the IMF verdict
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
The government’s drive to cut immigration risks splitting up families
In two weeks time the daughter of one of my friends will get married. This happy occasion will be marred by the fact that soon after the wedding her new husband may have to leave the UK. Despite his high earning potential, new rules about family migration, introduced in July 2012, will exclude him from obtaining a spouse’s visa.
SNP deaf to economic issues that really matter
All of a sudden, the debate around Scotland’s future has gained the kind of substance that many have been yearning for.
Prospect of EU exit boosts support for Scottish Independence
With the CBI having already warned of the risks to industry of Britain no longer being at the heart of the European Union, a further uncomfortable truth surrounding the Conservative Party's increasingly isolationist rhetoric is now becoming apparent.
This week’s most read: Ukip’s ’18 per cent’, the clash over Scottish independence and the Henry Jackson Society
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
The Week in Washington: IRS row rocks admin, Obama under pressure over leak investigations and more
Larry Smith's weekly round up of American politics.