The ‘year of the squeeze’: Cost of living set to be catastrophic in 2022, warns think-tank
With soaring energy bills and rising taxes, millions of UK families are on the brink of severe cost-of-living upheaval.
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Tory MP advocates for betting industry despite getting paid to advise on safer gambling
Laurence Robertson MP has been advocating for the betting industry after previously being criticised for a conflict of interest
Anti-trans rhetoric is fuelling hate crimes and making UK an increasingly dangerous place
The number of transphobic hate crimes in the UK has risen by 332% since 2014-15
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 5, December 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Messier and messier: Boris Johnson’s biggest blunders of 2021
As rumour about the embattled PM’s future fizzes, we look back on Johnson’s second full year of office – 12 months beset with epic gaffes, U-turns, rebellions and clangers.
Boris Johnson falls to his lowest ever rating among Tory members
The dire ratings for Johnson were reported in ConservativeHome yesterday, following a survey of party members.
My 5 favourite LFF articles of 2021
Chris Jarvis gives his highlights of Left Foot Forward’s outputs in 2021
Mail Online breached accuracy clause with headline claiming there are “British towns that are no-go areas for white people”, IPSO rules
The misleading headline on ‘no-go zones’ also led to complaints being made to IPSO.
Labour hints it could hold back in Lib Dem-facing constituencies to deny the Tories a majority
‘I will focus my party on those target seats, on the places where we can win and we know we have to win.’
Why our MP Paul Bristow is wrong about the Nationality and Borders Bill
‘The Borders Bill fundamentally undermines the UK’s obligations under international refugee law.’