Left Foot Forward
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.
The week outside Westminster
The Scottish government has refused a request by the US Senate for Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill to face the Senate foreign affairs committee to answer for the early release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi.
Politics Summary: Friday, July 23rd
The Guardian front page reports that, “Labour steps up pressure on Tories in Sheffield Forgemasters sleaze row”. Labour accused Andrew […]