Left Foot Forward
Our clubs and venues are shutting at an alarming rate — they need protection from developers
In the last ten years, the UK has lost half of its clubs and 10,000 of its pubs.
This week’s most read: Arms dealers, sex work, and Tory plots
The top articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
The TUC voted against decriminalising sex work. Here’s why it was the right decision
Delegates at TUC Congress stood against exploitation this week: full decriminalisation of sex work would only help the traffickers and pimps.
As Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund hits $1trn, we need one for the UK
The Conservatives pledged to set up regional Wealth Funds for investing in our country. They should use the Autumn Statement to fulfil their manifesto promise.
Our housing system treats homelessness as a lifestyle choice
The rise in the number of 'intentionally homeless' passes the buck for a housing crisis driven by policy failure, writes an anonymous housing worker.
Murdoch’s bid to take over Sky just hit another wall
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has referred the 21st Century Fox bid to buy Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority.