Left Foot Forward
Politics Summary: Monday, July 26th
The Telegraph‘s front page reports, “Banks told: lend more or lose bonuses”. The Government will today publish two green papers […]
Lib Dem councillor to residents: Should I join Labour?
A Lib Dem councillor has written to local residents to ask whether she should leave her party and join Labour in protest at the formation of the Coalition.
A green perspective on Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband spoke in Norwich last night. Local Green party councillor Rupert Read attended and was impressed by the performance.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
This was the week Nick Clegg would most definitely wish to forget. From his litany of gaffes at PMQs to the disastrous Liberal Democrat opinion poll results, the recess can't come soon enough for the deputy prime minister.
Clegg’s Bill is undemocratic and partisan
Nick Clegg's Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill was published yesterday. It removes local control and contains carve outs for Lib Dem MPs.
Inequalities in life expectancy greater than at any point since the 1920s
New research published today in the British Medical Journal reveals inequalities in life expectancy are greater than at any point since the 1920s.