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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.
The gap between the coalition’s rhetoric and its record on regional growth has been dire.
Plans for a garden city in Kent are little more than a rehash of a 2012 idea.
It is vitally important the UK uses its influence and clout to lead a global campaign that seeks to rid the world of FGM.
By far the biggest gainers from an increase in the 40p threshold are families in the top income decile.
Congratulations this Friday go to the Duncan Weldon, a Left Foot Forward contributor since 2009, who is joining BBC Newsnight as their economics correspondent.
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Just 28 per cent of couples in a marriage or civil partnership will benefit from the policy.
North Korea remains the most difficult country to be a Christian in the world.
In setting out the Budget and their manifestos, political parties should take account of the recent rise in self-employment.
When the National Minimum Wage is increased in the autumn, it will remain far below a living wage and will leave millions earning poverty wages.
