Con 2012: Boris exaggerates his record and ignores the facts. Again
Len Duvall AM, leader of the Labour group on the London Assembly, responds to Boris Johnson’s 2012 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
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Promises, promises and Met Police cuts
Jenny Jones uncovers the broken promises of Boris Johnson on the police – with massive police cuts being implemented on the Mayor of London’s watch.
Policy Exchange owes the North an apology
As long as Policy Exchange advocate and promote policies to the clear detriment of Northerners, and do not apologise for the past, they won’t deserve a hearing.
Cameron’s Corkers: Exposing the PM’s miscellany of untruths and u-turns
Today, Left Foot Forward launches a new website, Cameron’s Corkers – cameronscorkers.org – chronicling the untruths and u-turns of Tory leader David Cameron.
Polls cast pall over Cameron and Osborne as Tory conference begins
As the Conservative Party Conference begins in Birmingham today, the latest polls provide the grimmest of backdrops for David Cameron and George Osborne.
EXPOSED: Tory Cllr calls Lawrence Inquiry a “joke” and attacks Hillsborough Report
A Tory councillor has called the Lawrence Inquiry a “joke” & attacked the findings of the Hillsborough Report as “overloaded with politically correct language”.
Double blow for Osborne: 52% want him sacked, and just 2% of Tories want him as leader
More than half the public want George Osborne removed as chancellor, a poll yesterday revealed, while just 2% of Tories want him as their next leader.
A coalition (still) at war over Lords reform
As the government publishes a draft bill on the reform of the House of Lords, the prime minister prepares to unleash his backbenchers against the legislation.
The coalition MPs in the public sector regional pay danger zone
A number of MPs will be at risk of alienating their constituents working in the public sector unless they speak out against regional pay.
The two graphs that show why the Tories are not trusted on the NHS
“The proportion of people saying they were satisfied with the way the NHS is run has fallen from 70 per cent in 2010 to 58 per cent last year – the biggest drop recorded since the survey began almost 30 years ago.