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Left Foot Forward was established in 2009 by Will Straw with the aim of delivering impactful news and commentary, created by and for those on the left in the UK.

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LFF is closed over the Easter break

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Basit Mahmood

LFF is closed over the Easter holiday period and will return on 22nd April. On behalf of the entire LFF team, we wish you a restful and enjoyable Easter break,Best wishesBasit MahmoodEditor, Left Foot Forward Left Foot Forward doesn't have the backing of big business or billionaires. We rely on the kind and generous support of ordinary people like you.
Former Tory minister calls Liz Truss a ‘bitter, toxic nut’ after reports she wants to set up her own social media company

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Basit Mahmood

A former Tory minister has attacked Liz Truss as a ‘bitter, toxic nut’, following news that the former Tory leader wanted to set up her own ‘free speech’ social media platform. Speaking to Times Radio, Edwina Currie said that Truss was ‘mad’ and she hoped she stays in America and that no one on Times radio ‘bothers to listen to her’.
Nigel Farage mocked for claiming he understands steelworkers as he worked in "metals business"

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Olivia Barber

Nigel Farage has been ridiculed for claiming to a group of northern voters that he understands steelworkers because he previously worked in the “metals business”. In a post on X, British journalist and former Labour Party senior adviser Tom Baldwin corrected Farage’s claim, making clear that Farage was a trader in the City.
Harvard stands up to Trump and wins praise from Obama for doing so

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Basit Mahmood

Harvard university has rejected President Trump’s list of demands to make changes to its hiring, admissions and teaching practices, saying that the demands were an effort to regulate the university’s “intellectual conditions”. In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump accused Harvard of hiring “Radical Left, idiots and ‘birdbrains’. The Trump administration says that the changes are designed to fight antisemitism on campus.
Reform UK’s Runcorn candidate hit with misconduct finding during time as magistrate

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Olivia Barber

Reform UK’s Runcorn and Helsby by-election candidate Sarah Pochin committed misconduct while serving as a magistrate. In 2018, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) found Pochin used her position as a magistrate to influence the views of her colleagues in a political context. Documents seen by the Liverpool Echo also state that she breached confidentiality by publicising the complaint made against her.
Majority of Britons would rather have the EU as a close trading partner than US

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Basit Mahmood

A majority of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU than the US, a new poll has found. The poll, carried out by YouGov, found that 57% of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU, compared to 16% who would rather have the US as a closer trading partner. It comes after President Trump caused turmoil on global markets through the imposition of tariffs, leading to sell-offs sparking trillions in losses across the world.
BBC criticised for giving ‘extremist’ Douglas Murray an 8-minute interview on prime-time TV

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Olivia Barber

TV and radio presenter Matthew Stadlen tore into “extremist” Douglas Murray and questioned him getting an eight-minute interview on primetime television on Newsnight last night. People only social media also asked why Murray had been given airtime. One user asked: “Why did the BBC just give racist Douglas Murray a platform on prime-time television?”.
Voters shocked by how much Nigel Farage loves Donald Trump

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Olivia Barber

A video posted by the Trades Union Congress shows voters in Wrexham reacting to Donald Trump’s tarriffs and the news that Reform UK leader and MP Nigel Farage is a big fan of Donald Trump. Residents Wrexham, Wales were asked to guess who had said: “Only Donald Trump can bring sense to the Western world.”Their guesses included “Someone uneducated”, “An idiot”, and “A rich person”.
Unite warns Birmingham bin strikes could spread to other councils

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Basit Mahmood

The trade union Unite has warned that the bin strikes taking place in Birmingham, which have resulted in rubbish piling high in the streets as well as an influx of rats, could spread to other parts of the country. It comes as the dispute between refuse workers and the city council in Birmingham continues without a breakthrough, after the latest pay offer by the city council was “overwhelmingly” rejected by bin workers.
Tommy Robinson loses Court of Appeal challenge against prison sentence

1 week ago | leftfootforward.org | Basit Mahmood

Far-right thug Tommy Robinson has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against the length of his prison sentence for contempt of court. Robinson, 42, was jailed for 18 months in October last year after admitting breaching a 2021 High Court order banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.