Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.
Reversing two-child limit would be 'cost-effective' way to pull …
WEB12 hours ago · A new report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that ending the two-child benefit limit would lift over half a million children out of absolute poverty.. Keir Starmer has resisted calls to abandon the policy that chancellor George Osborne introduced in his budget following the 2015 general election.
Fare Britannia: Greenpeace urges UK to tackle highest train fares in ...
WEB10 hours ago · The cost of rail travel in the UK is among the highest in Europe, especially for single travel tickets booked on the same day. A study by the TUC in 2019 found that rail fares in Britain had risen by 46 percent over the last 10 years while nominal weekly earnings increased by only 23 percent.
Report shows financial gap between the disabled community and …
WEB9 hours ago · ‘The new UK government claims that “there is light at the end of the tunnel” well, shine it on disability, urgently.’ On October 1, gas and electricity prices in England, Scotland, and Wales increased by 10 percent, further exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis. The typical annual dual-fuel ...
Labour will only meet its net zero ambitions if they can keep voters ...
WEB2 days 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 ...
Momentum builds for UK to catch up with European neighbours …
WEB4 days ago · Labour is facing increasing pressure for the UK to align with its European neighbours and embrace a four-day working week. Recent polling found that nearly three-quarters of Labour voters would support the government introducing a four-day working week, without any loss of pay.
The importance of the House of Commons Petitions Committee
WEB6 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 …
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 ...
We must do all we can to protect the right to peaceful protest
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Tom Brake is the Director of Unlock Democracy With businesses still boarded up, and the extensive damage caused by far-right rioters still visible in many of our towns and cities, now might not be considered the best time to assess the strength and relevance of Articles 19 and 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights ...
Almost 9,000 people sign up to HOPE not Hate’s pledge to hold …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Amid the far-right violence that has occurred in towns and cities across the UK, almost 9,000 people have signed up to the campaign of an anti-extremist group to promote hope in their communities.