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30 per cent cut in flood defence funding under the Tories
New figures show that flood defence funding in the South West of England was cut by 30 per cent in advance of the winter floods.
So much for Alex Salmond the champion of equality
Salmond's admiration for Vladimir Putin demonstrates once again that there is nothing left-wing about the SNP, writes James Bloodworth.
There are left-wing answers to the questions posed by UKIP
Progressives shouldn't be running scared of UKIP. There are left-wing answers to the questions posed by the party, writes James Bloodworth.
HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s leading philosophy festival, returns to Hay-on-Wye this May
HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s leading philosophy festival, returns to Hay-on-Wye this May with hundreds of challenging debates and talks across politics, philosophy, science and the arts.
This week’s most read: Food bank bashing, Blair and devolution for England
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Scrapping onshore wind farms: as economically irresponsible as it is environmentally reprehensible
The Conservatives have embarked on an all-out assault on the cheapest form of renewable energy there is, writes Oliver Hayes.