Left Foot Forward
Latest ECR farce: Tory MEPs vote against their own leadership candidate
Far right Tory MEPs Daniel Hannan and Roger Helmer were among those to vote against Timothy Kirkhope, the official Tory candidate to lead the ECR group in the European Parliament.
Conservative jitters reveal cost to Cameron, Osborne and co of a ‘Yes’ victory
After four recent polls showed the Yes to AV campaign in the lead, a spate of recent articles have highlighted […]
If the EDL find a British Geert Wilders, the political scene could change
Nearly a month after what appears to have been a Daily Star scoop, The Independent reports that the English Defence League does indeed intend to become a legitimate political party.
Big increase since election in those saying cuts are unfair
The number of people of who believe the government's cuts are unfair has nearly doubled since the election, polling data from YouGov shows, while there is also a big rise in those who believe the cuts are bad for the economy.
How would extremists fare under AV?
Ken Clarke has claimed that the Alternative Vote would make it easier for extremists to be elected to Parliament. This is the opposite of the truth. But it is one of a number of questionable and misleading claims about extremism being made by opponents of the Alternative Vote.
Defence procurement – a corporatist con trick?
Douglas Carswell introduces his regular monthly column for Left Foot Forward on defence procurement, tackling both the symptoms of a dysfunctional system and its causes.