Left Foot Forward’s most read stories in 2017
From timeless Tory and DUP bigotry to breaking investigative exclusives — here’s what you were reading on our site last year.
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Revealed: The ‘hunger crisis’ across the South East this Christmas
Keith Taylor MEP launches ‘Hungry Christmas’ – a new report revealing the explosion in foodbank use in the second wealthiest region of the UK.
Budget LIVE: Progressives respond to Hammond’s Autumn Statement
Here’s what the left has to say about the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
Confirmed: The poor have borne the cost of tax and welfare reforms
Are May and Cameron’s welfare reforms a violation of human rights law?
300,000 people are homeless in Britain and it’s a direct result of Tory austerity
In one London borough 1 in 25 people are homeless. It’s a crisis the government did nothing to stop.
LBC ‘suggests being a Labour Party member is as important as eating’, in absurd attempt to stitch up MP
Radio station accused of ‘surpassing gotcha journalism’ and relying on ‘false equivalency’, with suggestion that charging prospective party members a premium rate to join Labour is the same as forcing destitute benefits claimants to call 55p a minute line for food money.
Do we still need the Green Party?
We now have an insurgent left-wing Labour party in this country – does this make the Greens redundant?
The government are on the verge of defeat over a key welfare reform
Now Tory MPs are in open rebellion over the DWP’s botched benefit plans. Will Theresa May cave?
This weekend, thousands will march against the Conservatives. Here’s why they’re right
Every step of the way, the Conservatives have prioritised giving bonuses to the wealthiest over support for the most in need.
Our housing system treats homelessness as a lifestyle choice
The rise in the number of ‘intentionally homeless’ passes the buck for a housing crisis driven by policy failure, writes an anonymous housing worker.