Left Foot Forward
“Sorry if you were offended” does not cut it, Diane
When Diane Abbott apologised for “any offence caused” over her racist comments, it was not a real apology - which is worse than none at all.
Tories and UUP split over merger deal
Ed Jacobs examines the prospects for the UUP and the Conservatives in Northern Ireland following the failure of their electoral pact.
Stephen Lawrence: The legacy that lives on, the hope, the dreams of a better future
Shamik Das looks at Stephen Lawrence’s legacy of hope for the future, as his racist killers David Norris and Gary Dobson are jailed for his murder.
How the Olympics privatised your mouth
With the Olympic Games coming to London this summer, Alex Hern covers the slightly overbearing brand protection employed by LOCOG. Just don’t say 2012...
Top videos of 2011: #1: Grey-haired manky codger
Left Foot Forward’s number one video of 2011 is... The Andrew Lansley Rap by MC Nxtgen and Rob Gee.
Top videos of 2011: #2: “I’m Owen Jones, and I bloody love socialism!”
We continue the countdown of the ten best videos of 2011 with Owen Jones versus the public sector strikers.