£1.3m has been claimed by Peers who haven’t spoken for a year
New research shows that 116 Peers have failed to speak once since the start of the 2014 Parliamentary Session
Right-Wing Watch
Comment: Labour needs to reform the way it is funded
It felt like we were fighting the election campaign with longbows while the Tories had sten guns
In 2014 the Treasury replied to less than half of letters from MPs
Report shows some departments falling seriously behind on communication
Tobacco companies are wooing politicians with rock concerts, says BMJ
New research shows how tobacco giants influence the public health agenda
Cameron’s ex-guru slams ‘insular ruling class’ in government
Steve Hilton describes Brussels as ‘a vast, stinking cesspit of corporate corruption’
On the campaign trail with George Galloway
In 2012 Left Foot Forward noted that Respect was running a ‘divisive and regressive’ campaign. Three years later little has changed
Our ‘democracy’ is stacked in favour of certain voters
The average seat hasn’t changed hands since the 1960s
Children’s colouring books contain pro-EU propaganda, says UKIP
Patrick O’Flynn lets slip his desire to silence those who don’t agree with his party
Osborne accused of deliberately misleading committee on VAT
Labour MP says the chancellor set a trap for Ed Miliband which amounts to ‘a very major democracy issue’
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale – Cash for Peerages should unite the left
Politicians must not be allowed to again kick reform of the Lords into the long grass