Left Foot Forward
New immigration rules turn back the clock on domestic violence
Ruth Grove-White of the Migrants' Rights Network reports on shocking changes to immigration rules that could trap migrant women in abusive relationships.
Sinn Fein “seething” at dissidents over Ronan Kerr’s killing
Kevin Meagher provides analysis on the aftermath of the tragic murder of Ronan Kerr, by dissident Republicans in Northern Ireland.
Are Lib Dems deserting a sinking ship?
Ed Jacobs rounds up all the latest gaffes and electioneering from Wales and Scotland in the run-up to the elections.
Tory minister: We’re making cuts Thatcher “could only have dreamt of”
Climate change minister Greg Barker has said the government is making cuts that "Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s could only have dreamt of".
Defence procurement suits contractors not soldiers
Conservative MP Douglas Carswell calls on the coalition to take action on defence procurement, and points out the flaws in the current policy.
The horror of human trafficking, the “modern form of slavery”
After months of opposing the European Union’s Directive on Human Trafficking, the UK government recently backtracked and decided to sign up, with both Labour and the Liberal Democrats praising the u-turn and equally claiming credit for the rethink; Claire French reports.