Look Left – ’AV it! Referendum campaign gets into full swing
After months of shadow boxing, the campaign proper kicked off this week as the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill finally received Royal Assent.
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Welsh Government cuts basic rate tuition fee level
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has announced that the basic rate for university tuition fees in Wales will be £2,000 less than original anticipated.
Government’s answers on special needs delayed. Again
As Michael Gove’s education reforms gather momentum, an important group of vulnerable children are at risk of being left behind. Back in December, Left Foot Forward raised serious questions over the future of funding models for specialist services currently provided by local authorities…
Look Left – Mubarak finally resigns; next stop: democracy
After 18 days of demonstrations and three decades of dictatorship, Egypt finally rid itself of Hosni Mubarak tonight, sparking wild celebrations as Tahrir Square erupted with delight.
True multiculturalism acts as a bulwark against further extremism
The lack of concrete proposals for change or a credible alternative vision suggests multiculturalism is a convenient whipping boy rather than the real problem.
The Muslim Brotherhood are increasingly viewed as ghosts of the past
Egypt, like many other places in the Middle East, is entering a new phase, where the Muslim Brotherhood, just like Mubarak, are increasingly viewed as ugly ghosts of the past.
Welsh Lib Dems urge Tories to “come clean” over health spending plans
The Liberal Democrats in Wales have criticised Conservative policy to ring fence NHS spending over the damage it is likely to do to education spending.
Look Left – The Murdoch Menace
It was a week to forget for everyone’s favourite real-life Bond villain, Tory-supporting media magnate Rupert Murdoch, with sexism, phone-hacking and a new row with Ofcom.
The State of the Union: Where next for America’s progressives?
Chris Tarquini discusses whether President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was progressive or a dash to the political middle.
Will Osborne be forced to rewrite his script?
The new economics foundation’s senior economist James Meadway delves into today’s GDP figures, and asks if the coalition will be forced to rewrite its script.