Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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Messier and messier: Boris Johnson’s biggest blunders of 2021
As rumour about the embattled PM’s future fizzes, we look back on Johnson’s second full year of office – 12 months beset with epic gaffes, U-turns, rebellions and clangers.
Boris Johnson falls to his lowest ever rating among Tory members
The dire ratings for Johnson were reported in ConservativeHome yesterday, following a survey of party members.
My 5 favourite LFF articles of 2021
Chris Jarvis gives his highlights of Left Foot Forward’s outputs in 2021
Mail Online breached accuracy clause with headline claiming there are “British towns that are no-go areas for white people”, IPSO rules
The misleading headline on ‘no-go zones’ also led to complaints being made to IPSO.
Labour hints it could hold back in Lib Dem-facing constituencies to deny the Tories a majority
‘I will focus my party on those target seats, on the places where we can win and we know we have to win.’
Why our MP Paul Bristow is wrong about the Nationality and Borders Bill
‘The Borders Bill fundamentally undermines the UK’s obligations under international refugee law.’
Christmas Day key workers’ pay lower than a decade ago
The TUC says many of those on duty on Christmas Day this year will be on low pay, especially in sectors like social care.
There’s a progressive way to live with Covid that includes protecting the most vulnerable
‘A public debate framed around ongoing restrictions versus an unacceptable right-wing conception of ‘living with the virus’ is therefore profoundly unhelpful.’
Tory MP who lobbied parliament about medical cannabis failed to declare his role in drug company
Conservative MP Adam Afriyie, who lobbied parliament about medical cannabis, failed to declare his role as chairman of a distribution company for the drug.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, December 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…