Left Foot Forward
Reformers demand no more appointments to Lords
There is precious time left before Parliament is dissolved to debate these plans. We are now in a situation where all parties are agreed on the need for reform.
Today’s Politics Summary
Left Foot Forward is on holiday. The next Politics Summary will be on Tuesday, April 6th.
Never mind Latvian gay rights, what about Iraq’s record?
The UK has a terrible record with case-after-case of people fleeing torture, arrest, 'honour' killing and the like needing campaigning and years of expensive legal effort to force the Home Office to grant them sanctuary.
BNP candidate’s homophobic attack “beyond the pale”
A BNP leader has called for kissing between men to be banned in public. The BNP leader in East Sussex, also attacked the "morals and honesty" of a gay Tory MP.
Questions must be asked of Moscow’s emergency response
The attacks, as well as showing up Putin's failures, highlight the fact that this problem will not go away until a political solution is found in the Caucasus.
Can Twitter predict the election outcome?
Tweetminster are attempting to use Twitter to predict the election outcome. A Japanese study last year precicted the outcome with 90% accuracy.