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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.

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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.

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Ed Jacobs
6 July, 2015

The SNP’s comments come as new figures suggest almost half of families in Scotland could be left struggling if plans to cut working tax credits go ahead

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Adam Barnett
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Live Q&A with Lib Dem leadership hopeful Norman Lamb

6 July, 2015

At lunchtime today (Monday) Left Foot Forward will be hosting a 30 minute live Q&A session with Liberal Democrat leadership hopeful Norman Lamb MP.

Obama seeks to fast track TTIP

Tony Burke
6 July, 2015

The US trade representative has vowed to secure the TTIP trade deal before Obama’s term of office ends

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Adam Barnett
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Newspaper ‘did not know’ story was correct, but published as fact anyway

NHS GP surgery

Our society is making us ill. Charging NHS patients won’t fix that

Natalie Bennett
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Making patients feel guilty about the cost of their medicine will worsen the nation’s health

Poverty

Could Universal Credit could help reduce child poverty?

Ruby Stockham
4 July, 2015

New TUC research suggests ways that the controversial scheme could be made more effective

The future of aerial warfare in South Asia

David Rapp
3 July, 2015

The US must understand that its enemy is a uniquely resilient force

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