Carillion was in dire financial trouble. Why did the government keep awarding it contracts?
The Tories and the company’s auditors have massive questions to answer.
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Ben Bradley’s comments on vasectomies are vile – and completely inline with Tory ideology
The MP was writing in support of the Tories child benefit cap, which aimed to punish those on welfare for having more than two children.
To avoid more collapses like Carillion, put workers on company boards
It’s board had no employees or other stakeholders on it, who might have raised red flags about the company’s activities.
The Tories are hiding where their action on plastic is coming from…
Michael Gove and Theresa May are claiming credit for extending the 5p charge on plastic bags, but it’s actually EU legislation – which the Tories opposed.
The Tories are on their own on police cuts
A growing number of services say they are at ‘tipping point’ and will not be able to deliver a professional service if cuts continue.
Covering up “embarrassing” membership numbers reveals a wider crisis in the Tory Party
The Conservatives may have as few as 70,000 members, putting them behind Labour, the SNP, the Lib Dems and possibly even the Greens.
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.
Jonathan Bartley: My five lessons from 2017 – and what’s to come this year
Despite Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, there is always hope.
It’s been a tough year for the Greens – but our pro-EU and radical principles prevail
We’re the only pro-EU party that offers a transformation of British society – our message will only grow in 2018.
Raising the state pension age is regressive class politics – the Tories have no excuse for it
Forcing people to retire later is class politics dressed up as economic policy.