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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
Boris Johnson’s soft touch approach to regulation leaves London’s renters at the mercy of landlords.
Heroic announcements on public service spending cannot detract from the reality of our economic situation.
Support for the Syrian Resettlement Programme is one small act that the government could take to show that compassion is a core British value.
Miliband will say that Britain needs a recovery for working people if the government is to ‘squeeze the deficit and not the middle’.
Two-thirds of the public believe energy should be in public ownership. Yet only one party mentions this as an option.
If you take the long view on immigration policy, the similarities between Cameron’s speech and the language of immigration over the last twenty five years are striking.
The Vatican is laden with priceless treasures, and has an investment portfolio of around $8 billion.
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Laura Poitras’ chilling portrait of Edward Snowden on the edge of exposure raises many questions about our relationship to surveillance in the UK.
David Cameron’s immigration speech was more nuanced than it was briefed out beforehand. Rather than being yet another draconian crackdown, there were some welcome announcements. On that note, here are three good things and three bad things about the speech.
