Left Foot Forward
Coalition confusion over EU human trafficking directive
After giving the concrete answer of ‘no’ when asked whether the government would be signing the European directive on human trafficking just three months ago, is the coalition on the brink of doing an about turn? Last month, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone told the Commons that the coalition had “decided not to opt in to the European directive at the moment”; yet last week, Solicitor General Edward Garnier seemed certain that the directive had in fact already been signed.
Two-thirds of Lib Dem general election voters against fees u-turn
Sixty eight per cent of those who voted Liberal Democrat in May say it is wrong for the party to break its election pledge to "vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative" - with just 21 per cent thinking the party is right to abandon its promise, a YouGov poll undertaken last week (2nd-3rd December) has reveled.
‘Jilted Generation’ demand “we want jobs”
Shiv Malik is the co-author of the book Jilted Generation: How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth. He comments on unpaid interns and unenforced minimum wage legislation.
Urgent action needed to tackle Islamophobia
Sabby Dahlu is Secretary of One Society Many Cultures. She comments on the unreported Islamophobia that still hurts many British Muslims.
Look Left – Cameron set for school sports climbdown
Shamik Das looks back at the past week's big political stories, including David Cameron's welcome rethink of government plans to slash school sport funding.
Left-wing blogs hold firm in Wikio rankings
Liberal Conspiracy and Left Foot Forward have held their place at the top of Wikio's blog ranking. At the end of 2010, left-wing blogs hold six of the top ten spots in the rankings of blog influence.