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Here are the aristocrats in the running to vote on our laws for life
A hereditary peer by-election is everything you’d expect it to be. And worse.
Who’s to blame this time for the Stormont deadlock? The pundits speak
In the House of Commons yesterday, the Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, plunged discussions over re-establishing a power sharing executive at Stormont into limbo. By failing to provide a deadline for talks to reach a conclusion, ruling out a furthertest
Councils face £5.8bn funding blackhole by 2020 warns Tory Peer
It’s impossible to cut local services further, the Local Government Association says
Nurses and midwives are leaving the health service in droves
More nurses are leaving the profession than joining – for the first time in history, suggesting a major staffing crisis is on its way.
It’s time to say it: we need radical action on rent
We’ve had seven years of pay caps – why is no one talking about rent caps?
Giving Northern Irish women access to free abortions is progress. But huge barriers remain
Last Thursday, Stella Creasy won a victory for Northern Irish women. But there’s a way to go before they get equality.
In the face of an enlivened opposition, the tide is turning against austerity
Until last week, it was barely on the agenda. But Labour’s move last week, forcing a vote on ending the public sector pay cap, has already changed the debate.
Introducing the new Left Foot Forward team
We’ve got a new team at Left Foot Forward, with Josiah Mortimer joining as Editor and Oscar Webb as Reporter.
George Osborne’s PR appointment at the University of Manchester encourages lazy economic thinking
The syllabus is failing, and the former chancellor won’t change that
The Conservatives’ Brexit plans mask an even more sinister domestic agenda
Labour must stop pandering to the government on Brexit