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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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My songs of the year

Will Straw
26 December, 2011

Will Straw reviews his favourite songs of the year.

Top videos of 2011: #8: Cringe at the PM’s terrible impressions

26 December, 2011

We continue the countdown of the ten best videos of 2011 with David Cameron’s terrible (terrible (TERRIBLE)) Australian accent.

Merry Christmas from Left Foot Forward

25 December, 2011

Left Foot Forward wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!

Top videos of 2011: #9: Calm down dear leader, calm down

25 December, 2011

We continue our countdown of the ten best videos of 2011 with David Cameron’s “calm down dear” comments in the House.

Top videos of 2011: #10: Matt Baker breaks ranks

24 December, 2011

We begin the countdown of the ten best videos of 2011 with Number 10: Matt “how do you sleep at night” Baker and his needling of David Cameron.

Look Left – Look back at the year

Shamik Das
23 December, 2011

Shamik Das presents Left Foot Forward’s progressive of the year, regressive of the year, and our 10 most read stories of the year 2011.

Sustainable development in 2012: Learning the lessons of 1987

23 December, 2011

As we enter 2012, what can we learn from looking back to 1987? Jules Peck looks at the state of play post-Durban and the state of green politics in the UK.

Manufacturers still fear a double-dip recession in 2012

Tony Burke
23 December, 2011

Manufacturers remain worried a double dip recession is looming as the slight revised increase was based on higher growth in agriculture, construction and services.

North Korea: What Kim Jong-un should do

Frank Spring
23 December, 2011

In the second of our two-part analysis on North Korea following Kim Jong-il’s death, Frank Spring argues that history suggests the time for reform time has come.

Vote for Left Foot Forward’s progressive and regressive of the year

Shamik Das
23 December, 2011

Vote for Left Foot Forward’s progressive and regressive of the year 2011.

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