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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Today

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Basit Mahmood
Today

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Latest Posts

How 2018 could be the last year of the Lords

Darren Hughes
3 January, 2018

In the wake of fresh lobbying revelations, the SNP say this might be the year our unelected chamber is done away with altogether.

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Why we need to renationalise the railways

Manuel Cortes
3 January, 2018

In the wake of rail fares rising yet again, our privatised transport system can no longer be deemed fit for purpose.

Left Foot Forward’s most read stories in 2017

2 January, 2018

From timeless Tory and DUP bigotry to breaking investigative exclusives — here’s what you were reading on our site last year.

Our trains cost 5 times more than the rest of Europe – time to renationalise the railways?

Oscar Webb
2 January, 2018

There’s no excuse for these fare hikes when you look at the cost of rail travel in Europe.

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Here are 10 steps to reverse inequality in the UK in 2018

Prem Sikka
2 January, 2018

Corporate pay at the top continues to skyrocket whilst average wages stagnate. Let’s do something about it.

Jonathan Bartley: My five lessons from 2017 – and what’s to come this year

Jonathan Bartley
2 January, 2018

Despite Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, there is always hope.

The last year made me fear for our democracy itself — 2018 must be a turning point

Molly Scott Cato
1 January, 2018

Dark antidemocratic forces, we thought we’d banished to history, seemed to reappear in 2017. It’s up to all of us to stop their rise.

Look to the US: How workers’ rights are being attacked under Trump

Tony Burke
31 December, 2017

December saw the first ‘full on’ blitz on US workers rights by Donald Trump – posing worrying questions about any UK/US trade deal.

It’s been a tough year for the Greens – but our pro-EU and radical principles prevail

Natalie Bennett
30 December, 2017

We’re the only pro-EU party that offers a transformation of British society – our message will only grow in 2018.

Nick Clegg getting a knighthood is a joke – his political career is one of utter failure

Nate Higgins
29 December, 2017

I struggle to think of a politician more undeserving of the honour.

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