Left Foot Forward
Hain: Help us build a modern, outward-facing progressive party
Labour's Peter Hain, chair of the Refounding Labour project, invites Left Foot Forward readers to help "rebuild a progressive political party fit for our time".
Euro-Tories gain a UKIP defector – but Helmer faces the chop
Ben Fox reports from Brussels on the defection of David Campbell Bannerman from the Tories to UKIP and the possible de-whipping of sexist climate denier Roger Helmer.
Rosemary Nelson’s murder is still “shrouded in controversy”
The chilling murder of Northern Irish human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson is still shrouded in controversy despite a recent report, writes Kevin Meagher
Tories unlikely to discipline Helmer for sickening rape comments
The Conservative party have said there are “no plans” to take action against right-wing MEP Roger Helmer for shocking remarks made on his blog about rape.
MP names Giggs in debate on super injunctions
Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming today named Ryan Giggs in a parliamentary urgent question on super injunctions. He said: “With about 75,000 people already […]
Look Left – Crisis at the IMF – but who will succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn?
The worlds of politics and economics were rocked this week by the arrest and indictment of the head of the International Monetary Fund on sexual assault charges.