Left Foot Forward
Fairer funding for university tuition
My idea for the Progressive manifesto is a fairer funding system for university tuition. This would be achieved by introducing […]
Social responsibility, higher education, the NHS and democracy
1. Implement a new ‘social responsibility levy’ on bonuses for those salaried over £200k annually, using the proceeds to create […]
Bracknell shows Conservatives are inconsistent on electoral reform
Iain Dale lost his campaign to become the Conservative party's prospective parliamentary candidate on Saturday night. Instead, Dr Philip Lee won the vote. But the voting system used revealed a contradiction in Conservative policy.
12 policies to save the climate and our planet
With parliament coming back, a general election looming and the Copenhagen climate summit just weeks away, this is the time […]
Pushing for a global tax
An international levy on financial speculation need no longer be a mere pipedream. Approximately $1 trillion is traded daily on […]
Politics Summary: Monday, October 19th
Peter Hain, the Welsh Secretary, has written to the BBC’s director general, Mark Thompson, warning it will run a “serious […]