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Left Foot Forward is closing for Christmas
4 days ago · The Left Foot Forward team is taking a break over the Christmas period.From December 23, you’ll be seeing fewer stories on our website, but we’ll be back in full swing on January 2. Between now and then, we’ve got a selection of longer form articles and interviews, along with some comment pieces to share with you, but we won’t be sending our daily email, and there won’t be any ...
Rejoiners head to London for National Rejoin March 2024, amid ...
Today – September 28 – tens of thousands of people are gathering in London, calling for Britain to rejoin the EU. Pro-EU campaigners from across Britain, Europe, and further afield, will make their way from Park Lane to Parliament Square for the third annual National Rejoin March (NRM).
Fran Heathcote: proposed 2.8% civil service pay rise ‘not anywhere …
1 day ago · The government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise for civil servants is “not anywhere near enough” to address pay inequalities within the civil service, PCS union general secretary Fran Heathcote has told Left Foot Forward.. While PCS isn’t covered by the pay review body or bound by its recommendations, Heathcote said they provide “a …
Can Reform make a breakthrough in next year’s local elections?
Dec 15, 2024 · It’s been a remarkable year for Nigel Farage. After seven failed election attempts, he finally secured a seat as an MP. Last week, he received the Spectator’s Newcomer of the Year award, a recognition that’s all the more ironic given Farage’s long-standing image as a political outsider, having spent years challenging the very system he’s now being embraced by.
MPs issue cross-party call for National Commission so that First …
Nov 25, 2024 · The report also calls for a clampdown on dark money in politics and a requirement for social media companies to be transparent about how they handle ‘legal but harmful’ content, including disinformation. MPs from across the political divide have come together to …
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.
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
Over 90 campaign groups call on Government to reverse the Tory ...
Jul 29, 2024 · Campaigners have released a letter from over 90 environmental and human rights groups calling on the Government to reverse the Tory’s draconian crackdown on peaceful protest in the UK.
Left Foot Forward’s 15 biggest interviews of 2023
Dec 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.