Left Foot Forward
As they have done before, Norwegians need to “keep the red hats flying there”
We all identify with the Norwegian people today. We hope that they will be able to keep two of their most admirable qualities - idealism and stubborness.
Norway’s day of terror
Up to 100 people have been killed in twin terror attacks in Norway, at least seven in car bomb in Oslo and 80 people in a gun attack on Utoeya Island.
Ministers say judge elected police commissioners on Boris: Well, Boris has failed
Ministers claim that Boris Johnson's mayoralty has been an effective trial for elected police commissioners. If so they have been shown to fail in the light of further hackergate revelations and the plans should be ditched.
Spelman’s hat-trick of Defra disasters
With the forests sell-off, the handling of wild animals in circuses and now an ill thought-out badger cull Caroline Spelman has shot herself in the foot three times.
It may soon be time ‘to draw the line’ on Glasman
Blue Labour told us many valuable things - but Maurice Glasman is now straying onto dangerous territory, writes Left Foot Forward's Daniel Elton.
Look Left – “Sorry” Murdoch brought down to Earth
Rupert Murdoch finally said “sorry” for the phone hacking scandal tonight, after another day of high drama, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.