Left Foot Forward
Guido risks joining Glenn Beck with his obsession with the Fabians
Eugenics simply isn't part of legitimate political discourse, and modern Fabians don't believe in it, writes Fabian Society General Secretary Sunder Katwala.
‘Climategate’ blogger in new racial slur
In a post peddling myths about climate change the prominent right-wing blogger and occasional Telegraph writer Richard North, who was the source of much of the media controversy about the ‘climategate’ non-scandal, has used the phrase “jungle bunnies” – apparently to refer to people in the developing world.
Kaminski’s resignation leaves Cameron’s EU group on verge of collapse
Polish extremist Michal Kaminski's resignation from the Law and Justice Party has opened up a power vacuum in the ECR, David Cameron's far-right European Parliament grouping, reports Left Foot Forward's man in the corridors of power in Brussels, Ben Fox.
Changes at Left Foot Forward
After nearly two years setting up and editing Left Foot Forward, I have decided to pass on the leadership of […]
IDS asked to correct the record on DWP stats
In an open letter to Iain Duncan Smith, Douglas Alexander queries the Department for Work and Pensions's use of statistics.
UKIP MEP thrown out of European Parliament for Nazi slur
United Kingdom Independence Party MEP Godfrey Bloom has unleashed yet another stream of coarse, xenophobic abuse - this time in the European Parliament. Whilst listening to a speech by German Social Democrat MEP Martin Schulz, Bloom shouted “Ein volk, ein reich, ein fuhrer” – one people, one empire, one leader. Bloom was ordered to leave the chamber and went on to describe Mr Schultz as “a national socialist”.