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not tempted to get a proper job? just for a bit? it will help give you credibility when you try and become an MP.

Oxford University.Fulbright scholar.HM Treasury.Left Foot Forward.IPPR,next.What about 10 years in the real world of the private sector to gain an appreciation of what the majority experience each working day?

I predict a few years at IPPR then MP for somewhere really diverse like Blackburn but living somewhere really white Like Minster Lovell. Like father like son!

Will, you talk about 2 of our regular writers becoming managing editors in specific subjects. Will the same happen with some of the others?

Good luck and am pleased to see you will continue to write for the blog!

congratulations. it’s a great achievement, and widely recognised as such.

i’m sure the sneering commenters are right that you will end up in the cabinet. they seem to think that determination, ambition and a track record of outstanding success should for some reason preclude that. they are wrong, obviously.

i suspect, though, that they are also wrong to think that you will bypass the private sector. which is good.

good luck and well played.

(fwiw, sneerers, will and i are not friends. i hardly know the man. he just deserves a bit of credit for what he has achieved).

Mr. Sensible – thank you for the good wishes and your continued contributions to the blog. We’re looking to see who else is interested in taking on contributing editorial work but recognise that most of our existing contributors already give a huge amount to LFF.

janie_s and william – Thanks for your concern. I’ve been fortunate enough to come from a family where love and support helped me go from my comprehensive to Oxford Uni. I’ve devoted the rest of my career to understanding why I was given that opportunity and what can be done to help others achieve the same regardless of the family circumstances they’re born into. I’ve done this through working in the public, private, and now third sector and intend to devote my career to it. On the way, I’ve spent time in the US to get a different perspective on the same issues and have set up this business which employs three people. I won’t judge you for your choices if you won’t judge me for mine.

Who or what has financed LFF?The third sector means what exactly?Who or what was your private sector employer?

Will – All the best for the future fella. Now how about a gesture of goodwill and unblock my static IP address at home as you said you would but didn’t.

I’d hate to suggest you’d make a good MP by saying one thing and doing another ;-}

Exciting times for the Labour/Left blogosphere, and best of luck to @wdjstraw with new endeavours http://bit.ly/i8f1gV

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Isn’t LFF funded by the Unions? I imagine Jack put in a good word.

All the best Will – hope LFF will remain the same – my daily dose keeps me going !

BTW Will, what is the ‘Movement Politics’ catagory? Is it a new one, or just one I have missed?

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Calm down janie_s: If you want to know who funds LFF all you have to do is click on the “Thanks” button at the top of this page. I wish some of the right’s organisations provided the same information.

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Ignore the crabby cynics.
LFF has made a major contribution to political discussion and I say ‘Thank you very much’ for your work. I particularly appreciate the emphasis on “evidence” and that you imported the American practice of citing sources: both are key to developing serious political debate and are too often absent from so much UK political commentary – which then falls far short of any claim to be ‘analysis.’

Well done with taking LFF this far Will, and good luck with the future. Hope to see this site continue to go from strength to strength!

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Au revoir and bonne chance. It has been fun……….

Congratulations Will it’s well deserved. LFF is a fantastic site and I’m it will continue to hold the government to account for its actions – Democracy at its best. If your blogging contributions diminish due to workload I hope we will be seeing a lot more of you over on Twitter…

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Good luck Will – three cheers for LFF!

Best of luck. I rarely agree with your politics but it is certainly insightful and will be missed.

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Congratulations to @wdjstraw on a job excellently done with @LeftFootFwd. Changes afoot everywhere. Good luck at @ippr. http://bit.ly/f6PCdB

Congrats all round!

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Congratulations on the new job, Will, and well done on your considerable achievement in building Left Foot Forward to where it is now. As a New Zealander with a interest in progressive politics internationally, I find it an indispensable read, and your team’s approach to running a blog is an inspiration.

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I wish you well in your new venture. LFF fills an important gap and reminds me every week to keep my eye on the main ball.

Many thanks Will for all the facts and figures you have provided campaigners with over these last two years. Keep them coming from your new job. Hope you will continue as great fringe speaker at Labour Conference.

Thanks very much for all the kind comments. I really appreciate it.

Will

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