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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

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23 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

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Scotland’s divorce from the UK is inevitable, and Labour will lose the House

Owen Bennett
24 March, 2014

Scotland will become independent – maybe not in this generation but almost certainly in the next, and Labour will lose a key pillar of electoral support.

5 persistent falsehoods about events in Ukraine

James Bloodworth
24 March, 2014

Here are the five most common myths about events in Ukraine, together with a short explanation of why they are wrong.

Sloppy Labour messaging is not going to work as the election draws nearer

Richard Carr
24 March, 2014

If Labour cannot say what they are for or against then they have reduced the role of the opposition to a mere information source for government policy.

Confinement of Saudi princesses a reminder that women are second-class citizens in Saudi Arabia

Salima Yaqoob
24 March, 2014

The ugly reality mocks the image of a nation cited as the citadel of Islam.

The prison book ban is not just nasty but bizarre

Tim Finch
23 March, 2014

Encouraging prisoners to read aids their rehabilitation.

Devolving greater powers must be accompanied by clarity on what binds us

Dan Sharp
23 March, 2014

Scotland’s referendum has led to re-engagement with social citizenship but we must engage at all times – not only when our unity is under threat.

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The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.

If restrictions on free expression continue, Turkey will no longer be able to call itself a democracy

Ariana Skipp
22 March, 2014

If limitations on the freedom of expression continue, Turkey will be faced with placement in the same ‘not free’ category as Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Stand up to racism and fascism this Saturday

Mohammed Taj
21 March, 2014

The TUC is giving its full backing to the March 22 demo against racism and fascism.

MEPs take Europe’s case for a digital bill of rights to Washington

Claude Moraes
21 March, 2014

On the left we should be clear that the struggle for civil liberties is now taking place in cyberspace.

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