Reform councillor poses with far-right Homeland Party member who claims ‘black people can’t be Scottish’
“One of Reform’s leading representatives in Scotland is keeping company with members of the fascist Homeland Party.”
Council sees ‘spike’ in complaints against councillors since Reform took control
“It strikes me as a lack of trust in how the council is being run”
Zarah Sultana protests for ambulance for hunger-striking Palestine Action prisoner
The Your Party co-founder says she won’t leave the prison until they allow an ambulance in
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This week’s most read: a regressive budget, Workfare and Leveson
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Exclusive: Three quarters of voters believe PM and chancellor out of touch
Just under three quarters of voters do not believe the prime minister and chancellor appreciate the rising cost of living, according to a poll conducted by Survation for Progressive Polling.
Poll blow as Scots reject SNP currency proposals
Just days after Alex Salmond formally announced the date of the referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish nationalist’s campaign has been dealt a blow with new polling showing a majority of Scots against their currency policy.
The meaning of Gove
In a letter to The Independent and The Daily Telegraph this week, a hundred education academics criticised Michael Gove’s controversial new curriculum proposals as an “endless list of spelling, facts and rules” that will prove “miserable for children”.
Left Foot Forward has looked at some of the changes to the school curriculum proposed by Michael Gove and the criticism they’ve received.
Fewer state school pupils attending top universities
A majority of Universities in the Russell Group, which is considered to encompass the best Universities in the country, have accepted fewer students from state schools in the most recent year on record than they did in 2010 – 2011.
Deficit reduction has ‘stalled’ and treasury distorting figures with ‘gimmicks’, say NIESR
Deficit reduction has ‘stalled’ and treasury sistorting figures with ‘gimmicks’, say NIESR
The Week in Washington: Obama talks peace in Israel, Congress avoids shutdown and more
Larry Smith gives his weekly round up of the political goings on in Washington.
Internet media regulation: the alternatives bloggers are lobbying for
Left Foot Forward has been broadly supportive of the Leveson process and has stood by the victims of hacking and press intrusion. But the amendment as it stands, which was passed by the House of Commons on Monday, has the potential to capture bloggers and other small publishers through its definition of what is a “relevant publisher”.
It’s time the SNP published their plans for an independent Scotland
If Scottish nationalists can’t persuade the country of their case while they are led by what is universally accepted to be Scotland’s best political communicator, when can they?
‘Myself and many teachers feed children with bread or crackers’
A damning new survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has suggested that schools are being forced to shut down vital breakfast clubs as a direct result of the squeeze in public spending.