Left Foot Forward
Legal aid training scheme cuts will hit the poor hardest
The Junior Lawyers Division, Young Legal Aid Lawyers and the shadow legal aid minister Lord William Bach joined forces yesterday to condemn the Government for scrapping the legal aid training contract grants scheme.
Politics Summary: Friday, July 9th
Doctors will be given sole responsibility for overseeing front-line care to patients - with health authorities and primary care trusts being scrapped.
Lib Dem turkeys vote for Christmas
Additional research by Maria Arbiter of the Fabian Society The Liberal Democrats will be the party most affected by the […]
How the Coalition came about and why it shouldn’t have come as a surprise
Under-factionalisation and higher than normal levels of leader loyalty are in fact two of the reasons Grayson identifies as resulting in the coalition.
‘Nasty’ party let off the leash with latest batch of presentation bills
Here are some highlights from the latest batch of ‘Presentation Bills’, bills put by MPs before the House of Commons without any serious chance of their becoming law, to make a political point.
Ed Miliband: greater income equality should be an “explicit goal”
Talking to LFF, Ed Miliband said greater income equality should be an "explicit goal" for the party. He expressed his concern with the date of the planned AV referendum.