Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEB6 days ago · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
Labour will only meet its net zero ambitions if they can keep voters ...
WEB19 hours ago · The government must make sure that climate action really does go hand-in-hand with improving living standards, and a fair distribution of costs and benefits Labour must get out ahead of any backlash on green policies, writes Eloise Sacares Labour has rightly laid out an ambitious agenda on climate ...
Paid care services need to be available and affordable for low …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · The number of people caring for loved ones without pay is expected to increase sharply over the next decade. If the rise in carers only matches population growth, by 2035 an additional 400,000 people in Britain will be providing care for the sick, elderly, and disabled for ten or more hours per week – an …
About - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEBAbout. Left Foot Forward was founded in 2009 by Will Straw to provide hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left. Since then we’ve published thousands of pieces of analysis, exclusive stories, and op eds from activists, public figures and civil society. We’re here to shine a light on the right, to be a space for open ...
Left Foot Forward’s 15 biggest interviews of 2023
WEBDec 30, 2023 · 4. Sharon Graham. One of the most prominent trade union leaders in 2023 was Sharon Graham – the general secretary of Unite. She has become known for leading a union which has won scores of massive victories for workers, including dozens of double digit pay rises in workplaces across the UK.
Reflections on the Democratic National convention
WEBAug 27, 2024 · It would be difficult to run out of superlatives to describe the mood in the United Center this past week in Chicago (broken down by segment by C-Span here).Were I to prepare a word cloud after attending all four days of the DNC, these would be my more prominent words and phrases:
Over 41,000 people call for immediate funding for GPs to prevent ...
WEB2 days ago · The campaign reminds Wes Streeting of Labour's election promise to end the "8am scramble" for GP appointments by making it easier for patients to book appointments with their preferred doctor. More than 41,000 people have joined a campaign urging the health secretary Wes Streeting to immediately ...
Columnists Archives - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's …
WEBHow the Government can combat right-wing extremists by challenging neoliberalism. Prem Sikka. 5 August, 2024. The political system has abandoned low/middle income families and makes them an easy target for right-wing extremists offering simplistic solutions. Opinion.
Activists kick off week of climate protests with banner drop on ...
WEBOn the morning of September 13, a group of climate activists marked the start of a week of protests by dropping a giant banner reading “#EndFossilFuels – Fast, fair, forever” on Westminster Bridge. The week of protest is billed as a ‘global week of action for climate finance and a fossil ...
The importance of the House of Commons Petitions Committee
WEB4 days ago · Jamie Stone is the Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and the chair of the House of Commons Petitions Committee. Almost exactly 25 years ago, Charles Kennedy and I stood waiting outside the front door of …