November 2009
Red lines for a progressive PBR
Left Foot Forward sets out five red lines for a progressive Pre-Budget Report. We will assess the PBR against these criteria on the day of the report.
“One in – one out” rule puts workers safety at risk
David Cameron’s “One In-One Out” approach to law making may be populist, but it contains very serious dangers for working people.
Politics Summary: Friday, November 27th
The Guardian shows that net migration fell by more than a third to 163,000 last year, its lowest level since […]
Speech on the future of political blogging
I made a speech at the Future-democracy ’09 conference on Wednesday on the topic of “The future of political blogging”. […]
Tory “green housing” plans lack ambition
The Tory plans, unveiled today, do not go far enough to tackle the housing problems in our country.
Net A8 migration down 88 per cent
Net migration from Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia fell 88 per cent from the previous year, to just 9,000.