Jan 28, 2025 · Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy.

1 day ago · Reform UK could win 76 seats in Parliament if a general election were held now, according to new polling commissioned by anti-fascist campaign group Hope not Hate. Of the 76 seats, Reform would pick up 60 from Labour, 10 from the Conservatives and one from the Lib Dems. The remaining five are ...

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).

‘Research shows families on lower incomes are three times more likely to rely on buses compared to more affluent households. For many, buses aren’t a choice – they’re a necessity for getting to work, attending medical appointments, or simply participating in city life.’

Jan 7, 2025 · Former Tory MP Marco Longhi claimed he was putting "our people" first by refusing to help asylum seekers in his constituency Nigel Farage used last week’s Reform conference in Leicester to announce that former MP Marco Longhi had switched allegiances, leaving the Tories to join Reform UK. Longhi ...

Dec 4, 2024 · South Western Railway, C2C, and Greater Anglia will be the first rail operators to return to public ownership, the government has announced. South Western Railways will be renationalised in May 2025, C2C in July 2025, and Greater Anglia in autumn 2025.

Jan 3, 2025 · The commission, which will be led by Baroness Casey, will not publish its final report until 2028. Health and social care leaders have warned that waiting until 2028 for the new commission on adult social care reform to deliver its final report is …

Jan 27, 2025 · The chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she would be ‘happy’ to look into the UK government joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) convention. At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said that the EU is open to the UK joining the PEM convention to ...

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

Oct 11, 2024 · After 13 years as Fabian general secretary, Andrew Harrop argues that Labour has the opportunity to transform our country. This month, I step down as Fabian Society general secretary after 13 years.