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Cable turns on coalition’s economic strategy
In an article in the New Statesman Vince Cable has conceded that debt-funded investment in infrastructure “may assist in reviving growth”.
Tony Blair compares SNP to Ukip
Tony Blair has launched a scathing attack on those advocating an independent Scotland, comparing them to Ukip as a movement that seeks to pin the blame for the problems of the world on someone else.
The Left Foot Forward Debate: Hugo Chavez, tyrant or liberator?
Opinion on the Left has been divided since the news broke on Tuesday evening that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had died of cancer. We asked two of our writers to give their take on the legacy of Hugo Chavez, both for and against.
British workers see biggest fall in wages among wealthiest countries
British workers have suffered the biggest fall in the value of their wages of any of the world’s wealthiest countries, according to a new study from the TUC.
Book review: The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism by AC Grayling
Carl Packman reviews AC Grayling’s The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism by AC Grayling.
The Tories have no Plan B for Kensington when the property bubble bursts
Tory councillors have no Plan B for Kensington when the property bubble bursts. But Labour do.
Hugo Chavez: what the media are saying
Left Foot Forward looks at the media’s reaction to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
The wait for action on unscrupulous Payday lenders goes on
Payday lending is back in the news today as two reports are released, one after the other, on changes to the regulatory architecture that oversees the industry. Given how much optimism there was last year with the FCA being given new powers, the meat of these reports will come as a disappointment.
Are the South African police to blame for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp?
The South African police, and the government have a lot of injustices and failures that can be laid at their door, but the actions of Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day is not one of them.
Hugo Chavez’s legacy: the good, the bad and the ugly
The deceased Venezuelan leader leaves behind a mixed legacy. If his enemies are to be believed, Hugo Chavez was a tyrannical caudillo who terrorised his people at home and propped up dictatorships abroad. For his devotees, Chavez represented a push back against American domination and neo-liberalism.
The truth is more complicated.