Left Foot Forward
Coalition home bonus scheme is a con
The government's 'New Homes Bonus' scheme, which will match the council tax raised on each new house for six years, was slammed by shadow housing minister John Healey for being an expensive con, with the money coming mostly from existing local authority support grants - as revealed in a pre-election Tory green paper.
Ed Balls the kingmaker
I’ve written a piece for the Channel 4 News website which outlines why, although he won’t be the next leader, […]
The Week outside Westminster
Scotland • The Herald warned of a winter of discontent. It was reported that the Coalition’s welfare reforms will cost […]
Send us your suggestions for the year’s most influential left wingers
We are compiling a list of the top 50 most influential left wing thinkers of 2010 – politicians, journalists, bloggers, think tankers, academics, campaigners – and we need your input; please email [email protected] with your suggestions by the end of next week, midnight Sunday 22nd August.
The AV referendum bill should stand alone – not shoehorned in with boundary changes
If Nick Clegg genuinely wants this referendum to be broad based, cross party and wants this coalition period to usher in more plural politics - he must split the bill.
Labour members and public disagree on election defeat
Labour members and public disagree on Labour's election defeat. While the recession is common to both, the public put immigration & Gordon Brown ahead of other factors.