Left Foot Forward
Miliband makes case for AV at launch of Labour YES campaign
Tonight, Labour leader Ed Miliband made the case for electoral reform in a key note address at the launch of the Labour Yes campaign, reports Shamik Das.
Is Japan facing economic meltdown?
George Irvin, retired professor of economics and currently (honorary) Professorial Research Fellow in Development Studies at SOAS, looks at the economic impact of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami on Japan and the world.
Ten reasons why the ‘Labour No’ campaign are wrong on AV
The Labour No campaign has recently published an 8-page leaflet containing 10 reasons to say No to AV. Left Foot Forward examines each point in turn.
Northern Ireland: Are the sectarian divides beginning to crumble?
Northern Ireland is a country that has made progress, with the prospect in May of an election campaign dominated not by the old politics of security, terrorist activity and sectarianism, reports Ed Jacobs.
Fresh explosion at Fukushima heightens nuclear fears
A third explosion in four days has rocked the Fukushima nuclear plant - raising fears of a meltdown; radiation levels around the plant for an hour's exposure are now eight times the legal limit for a year's exposure, rising to a level that will impact human health.
Why Musharraf’s torture remarks matter
Jeremy Croft, Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International UK, on the importance of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remarks on torture, and the UK's "tacit approval".