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Starting on Monday, Left Foot Forward will be publishing manifesto ideas. Anyone can submit ideas. They can be a single […]
Politics Summary: Thursday, October 15th
Reaction to Gordon Brown’s announcement to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan by 500 to 9,500 has been mixed. […]
Politics Summary: Wednesday, October 14th
MPs’ backlash over Sir Thomas Legg’s expenses enquiry dominates the front pages with the first sitting MP, Bill Etherington, outlining […]
Guardian gagged; blogosphere unbowed
The blogosphere’s growing influence and power became clear this morning with several blogs publishing in full a parliamentary question from […]
Cameron must drop IHT pledge to be a true progressive
This week the Progressive Conservatism Project at Demos published twelve tests that Cameron must meet by 2012 to fulfil his pledge to have governed as a progressive. One in particular stands out. The Conservatives cannot credibly claim to be progressive while supporting a cut in inheritance tax.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, October 13th
The papers are dominated by the return of the expenses crisis. Gordon Brown was forced to pay back more than […]