Priced out of the playground: Tory Wandsworth to charge kids to play
Conservative-controlled Wandsworth council is planning to charge children £2.50 each to use Battersea Park adventure playground at weekends, reports Shamik Das.
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A year on, what do Liberal Democrats make of the coalition?
Liberal Democrat party member, Dr Prateek Buch, gives his thoughts on a year in the coalition government and what the future holds for the party.
EMA replacement could breach equality law according to government
James Mills reports on the potential for discrimination in the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) replacement, that could force the government into another u-turn into the issue.
Vote 2011: SNP outline vision “for a better Scotland”
First minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, writes exclusively for Left Foot Forward on the Scottish National Party’s vision “for a better Scotland”.
Where do the Welsh Tories stand on the deficit?
Ed Jacobs reports on the Welsh Tory tactic of claiming to support the cuts, whilst simultaneously calling for extra spending.
Oxford admissions row – Lammy: “It isn’t just about race”
David Lammy and Oona King hit the airwaves today to say the Oxford admissions debate should be about more than just race, reports Shamik Das.
Look Left – Will the government change course on the NHS?
The major political issue this week has been the debate over the coalition’s health reforms, with Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Andrew Lansley seeking to reassure voters the NHS is safe in their hands.
Government rhetoric on transparency doesn’t match the reality
Left Foot Forward’s Claire French compares the rhetoric of the government on transparency to the reality.
Health and Safety cuts: Criminal businesses let off the leash
Steve Tombs, Professor of Sociology at Liverpool John Moores University, and David Whyte, Reader in Sociology at the University of Liverpool, on the false justifications for Cameron’s Health and Safety cuts.
Cameron’s rush to outsource threatens our public services
The Conservative-led government’s ‘Open public services’ white paper is expected any day; it is a rush to outsource our public services on a scale that threatens the very notion of what is ‘public’, writes Unite’s John Earls.