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 …
WEB1 day 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.
Women’s pain in healthcare shouldn’t be normal
WEB19 hours ago — Most women, at some point in their lives, will hear the words “this might hurt” – and not from an aggressor, but from their doctor, or nurse. Because too many intimate procedures in women’s healthcare involve pain. Women are expected to tolerate that pain. And this isn’t the fault of ...
Fare Britannia: Greenpeace urges UK to tackle highest train fares in ...
WEB1 day 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 …
WEB1 day 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 ...
Rejoiners head to London for National Rejoin March 2024, amid ...
WEBToday – 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).
Activists kick off week of climate protests with banner drop on ...
WEBOn the morning of September 13, a group of climate activists marked the start of a week of protests by dropping a giant banner reading “#EndFossilFuels – Fast, fair, forever” on Westminster Bridge. The week of protest is billed as a ‘global week of action for climate finance and a fossil ...
Pensioner poverty: Rising pension age risks greater levels of …
WEBFeb 11, 2024 — The retirement age in the UK needs to rise to 71 for middle-aged workers to maintain its affordability, a study on the impact of growing life expectancy and falling birthrates has warned.
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From the Editor: Our plan for a bigger and better LFF in 2022
WEBJan 4, 2022 — To our readers and supporters, I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break over the festive period and thank you as ever for your continued support of Left Foot Forward, for without you, our readers and supporters, we wouldn’t be able to carry out the vital journalism that is so badly needed during such challenging times.