Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
Jan 7, 2025 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
Devolution dispute heats up in High Peak over future council …
22 hours ago · 'Greater Manchester has the fastest growing economy in the UK. When you look at key economic indicators, like travel to work areas, all High Peak points towards the Northwest.' A dispute over devolution is escalating in the High Peak, a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire ...
Are climate politics about to go into reverse?
21 hours ago · The catastrophic wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles are a sobering reminder of the deadly reality of climate change. Yet, the incoming president – a vocal climate sceptic, who has derided green energy efforts as a “scam” – is using the disaster to fuel political divisions and spread disinformation.
Petition to reapply for EU membership nears 50,000 signatures
Nov 23, 2024 · A petition urging the UK to reapply for European Union membership has gained tens of thousands of signatures.. The petition argues that rejoining the EU would benefit the UK’s economy, global influence, and collaboration on key issues, citing Brexit’s lack of tangible benefits and the changing public opinion.
How parliamentary petitions show our democracy is alive and well
4 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. Somewhere or other there is an old photograph of Charles Kennedy and me delivering a petition to the Treasury.
Budget 2024: Here's how Rachel Reeves could re-build our …
Oct 28, 2024 · Adrian Ramsay is co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales and the MP for Waveney Valley. Listen to Labour ministers answering questions about next week’s Budget and there’s one consistent soundbite – “the £40 billion black hole left by the Conservatives”.
Government urged to prioritise refugees' lives after ‘deadliest year ...
Jan 2, 2025 · 'The journey across the English Channel in a small boat has always been perilous. But in 2024 it became more deadly.' The Refugee Council has urged the government to prioritise saving refugees’ lives and increasing safe and legal routes into the UK, after a record 69 people died crossing the ...
Palestine Solidarity Campaign march to go ahead as more …
2 days ago · The Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s national demonstration will go ahead this Saturday as a ceasefire deal in Gaza draws nearer. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) reported that in the last week the Met police has imposed “repressive restrictions” preventing the group from protesting outside the BBC’s HQ, as previously agreed.
Labour will only meet its net zero ambitions if they can keep voters ...
Oct 1, 2024 · 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
The government must abandon Tory policies and give people hope
Aug 30, 2024 · The government is continuing with Tory policies which would deepen despair and push more people into the arms of right-wing extremists.