Left Foot Forward
Gerry Adams accused of “brazen audacity” over Northern Bank raid
Did Gerry Adams have advanced warning of the Northern Bank raid? That is the question now swirling around Northern Ireland following the release of the latest WikiLeak files. In December 2004, the Provisional IRA were blamed for the raid which saw those responsible take £26.5 million from the Donegall Square headquarters of the Northern Bank in Belfast, one of the largest robberies ever seen in the UK.
Statistics don’t show public’s attitudes have shifted to the right
The Left must find an answer to this difficult question: why should those who work hard, especially those on low incomes, support those who do not.
Government opts out of EU human trafficking directive
After months of confusion and mixed messages the government today opted out of new European Union rules to crack down on human trafficking, reports Shamik Das.
High time for action to end this sweatshop shame
It is high time for action to crack down on sweatshops, rather than more empty promises from companies and politicians, says War on Want's Paul Collins.
Another day, another racist rant from climate sceptic Richard North
Climate sceptic Richard North has gone on another racist rant in a blog post, using the term phrase “jungle bunnies” to refer to people from poorer countries.
Is Simon Hughes Britain’s most confused politician?
Following Evan Harris's bizarre claim last week that the only way to get rid of fees was to "vote more Liberal Democrats into power", Simon Hughes yesterday said he "would have liked to have voted against" fees - but didn't, just as he threatened to vote against the VAT rise in the Budget but failed to do so, and as he threatened to do over the government's housing benefit cuts.