Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate

Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
  • Home
  • Donate
  • Sign up
  • Right-Wing Watch
  • Reform Watch
  • Columnists
  • About
    • About LFF
    • Write for LFF
    • Advertise with LFF
    • Our complaints policy
    • Privacy
  1. Trending
  2. Labour
  3. Brexit
  4. Boris Johnson
  5. NHS

Thank you for supporting independent media

We’re so grateful for your donation and will make sure your money goes as far as possible

Spread the word about us:

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
By clicking 'Sign me up' you confirm that you have read and agree to our privacy policy.

From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

A photo of an NHS protest with the Left Foot Forward logo in the top right corner

LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.

Left Foot Forward

Latest Posts

PMQs: Jeremy Corbyn is right about ‘gig economy’ and selective schools – but statements aren’t questions

Adam Barnett
15 March, 2017

The Labour Party leader must sharpen his remarks at PMQs

WATCH: First round of IndyRef2? May and Robertson clash on Scotland and Article 50 at PMQs

Adam Barnett
15 March, 2017

‘The PM can wag her finger as much as she likes’

905,000 people are now on zero-hour contracts – up 13 per cent in a year

15 March, 2017

‘Zero-hours contracts allow bosses to treat workers like disposable labour’

The EU-Turkey refugee deal is a disaster. So why is the UK treating it as a model for future deals?

Aisha Dodwell
15 March, 2017

These are dark days for global leaders who have forgotten history

Six years on from Syria’s revolution, solidarity is needed more than ever

Syria Solidarity UK
15 March, 2017

Let this be the year the international community takes a stand

Phil Hammond

Philip Hammond’s transport approach neglects air pollution and climate change

Andrew Allen
14 March, 2017

A break from Osborne’s road obsession is welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Geert Wilders is not the only Dutch candidate – enough with this demagogue-mania

Adam Barnett
14 March, 2017

Neo-fascism might be entertaining, but democracy matters more

Sexual health services are deteriorating under pressure from cuts — while demand is going up

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
14 March, 2017

Clinics are closing, moving to less convenient locations and reducing their hours

IndyRef2: Here’s how Scotland’s newspapers reacted to Nicola Sturgeon’s speech

Ed Jacobs
14 March, 2017

Press urge Number 10 to respect the will of Holyrood

William Hague says Sturgeon’s ‘timing is a cynical ploy’ – a week after backing a snap general election

Adam Barnett
14 March, 2017

Talk about ‘opportunism’

  • ← Older posts
  • Newer posts →
By clicking 'Sign me up' you confirm that you have read and agree to our privacy policy.