Why is Fox “bigging up” the threat posed by Iran?
One would hate to think Liam Fox was overplaying Iran’s nuclear ambitions and capability as a way of bigging up the importance of his own portfolio, writes Frank Spring.
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Hammersmith horror: Community funding cuts from The Usual Suspects
Kevin Meagher takes a look at the savage cuts being implemented by Tory-run Hammersmith Council, which faced protests from the Save EMA campaign today.
Exclusive: What Mandelson really thinks of Cameron
The paperback edition of Peter Mandelson’s autobiography, The Third Man, will be published on Monday; here, in exclusive extracts to Left Foot Forward, he reveals what he really thinks of David Cameron.
Funding cuts undermine Cameron’s integration message
David Cameron called for immigrants to have more “understanding of British values” as part of his strategy to tackle extremism – but at the same time is cutting funding for ESOL that enables those very people to integrate into society.
Cameron’s “public sector revolution” – yet more NHS closures
In addition to the 3,000-plus hospital job cuts outlined by Left Foot Forward on Friday, further evidence emerged today of the savage cuts being inflicted on the NHS.
No frontline cuts? Really, Mr Cameron?
In a week of u-turns for the better, there was further evidence today of a u-turn for the worse – the breaking of David Cameron’s pre-election pledge that there would be no frontline cuts to public services.
Getting by on benefits is no easy ride
David Cameron is keen to portray claiming benefits as a lifestyle choice – but there is now a long list of objective research, that reveals life on benefits is no easy ride.
The biggest back to work scheme since the 30s? A history lesson for the PM
The PM described the government’s ‘work programme’ as “the biggest back to work scheme since the 1930s”; this is a very strange parallel for them to draw in support of his policies.
Big Society, Broken society?
Amid the controversy of charities and cuts, a neglected part of this week’s ‘Big Society’ re-launch is the reappearance of the idea of the ‘broken society’, writes Matt Cavanagh.
The ‘Big Society’ must not be imposed on communities
The Prime Minister’s restatement of the Big Society is a recognition that the idea has so far failed to resonate in many communities, because the reality of the cuts has hit hard, focusing attention on the loss of much-needed support for grassroots volunteers. We are still waiting to count the numbers of community development workers still in place after the cull in public sector jobs.