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Is Anglo-French co-operation on nuclear warheads illegal?
Patrick Bury is a former Captain in the Royal Irish Regiment who served in Sangin, Afghanistan. A memoir of his experiences, ‘Callsign Hades’, described as ‘the first great book of the Afghan war’, is...
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The American immigration debate – a chance for liberal reform, but not yet
By Matt Cavanagh, Associate Director, ippr This week Europe saw the latest sign of the growing public concern over immigration across the developed world, as the Schengen group of European countries...
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The Queen’s visit is as much about Britain’s past as Ireland’s
As the Queen’s state visit to Ireland winds up, the uninitiated in Anglo-Irish history may wonder, not unreasonably, what all the fuss was about. After all, Ireland is our closest neighbour, a member...
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So is Britain really “full up”?
Matt Cavanagh (@Matt_Cav_) is an Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Last week, the Office for National Statistics published its latest population projections (pdf),...
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German lessons for the British economy
The UK needs a new manufacturing eco-system, bringing together policies on skills, procurement, growing small firms and identifying strategic sectors, if we are to rebalance the economy and compete...
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The three welfare amendments the Lords must fight for
The ‘ping-pong’ has started over the welfare (reform) bill, with the House of Lords debating amendments now. Six Lords amendments were rejected by the Commons, and the Lords now have to decide...
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French leaders attack Cameron’s “red carpet” invite to tax exiles as Carr...
. George Osborne may have called tax avoiders “morally repugnant” in the budget, with his deputy Danny Alexander today describing them (£) as the “moral equivalent of benefit cheats”, but for their...
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It’s our culture, stupid
. The essay below, by Nick Pecorelli, associate director of the Campaign Company, is taken from The Shape of Things to Come, which was published by the Fabian Society yesterday. The pamphlet can be...
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Jobs, fighting crime, a bigger voice, rights, the environment… We’re better...
With the European Union budget under fresh attack this week – from both the usual suspects on the Tory right and the Labour front bench – the arguments in favour of Europe appear to have disappeared...
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Britain set to send “sizeable amount” of troops to back France as Mali donor...
David Cameron has said Britain is prepared to send a “sizeable amount” of troops in support of French forces battling Islamist militias in Mali. In a phone call on Sunday night, the prime minister told...
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Assad’s transformation from potential knight to villain in the eyes of the West
Joe Lo writes on the West’s change in view of President Assad and how the West hasn’t learnt its lessons about supporting dictatorships around the world. In recent weeks, British political discourse...
View ArticleThe image of the British Tommy is an iconic one, but doesn’t tell the full story
Black, Indian, Chinese, gay, mixed race – all fought for a country at a time when it treated them as second-class citizens Across both World Wars soldiers and civilians of all colours, creeds and...
View ArticleTo tackle Islamist extremism, we must rekindle pride in the British...
The barbarism of IS can never be justified. Yet it is incumbent on political leaders in Britain to try to explain and tackle the very real appeal that fighting in Syria exerts for some. As well as...
View ArticleScotland Decides: the referendum in numbers
As voters go to the polls across Scotland, Left Foot Forward has looked at the referendum campaign in numbers 4 seats – The outright majority the SNP secured in the Scottish Parliamentary elections in...
View ArticleWatch Gordon Brown’s brilliant new video making the patriotic case for EU...
Gordon Brown has released a brilliant new video making an impassioned case for Britain remaining in the European Union after the June 23 referendum. The video has been viewed 1.6 million times since...
View ArticleMedecins Sans Frontieres rejects EU funding over ‘shameful’ refugees policy
Medecins Sans Frontieres has rejected future funding from EU member states over Europe’s ‘shameful’ and ‘dangerous’ policy on refugees. The medical charity, which treated 200,000 people in the...
View ArticleWe still don’t know what the British public thinks about immigration
Immigration is a major political issue, more so than many affluent, London-based politicians and commentators understood ahead of the EU referendum. However, while we know that large swathes of the...
View ArticleIt’s unpatriotic to exempt British soldiers from the European Convention on...
Despite Theresa May’s attempt to bill herself as a compassionate and egalitarian leader, she is pressing ahead with plans to reduce the protection afforded by human rights laws. Organisations...
View ArticleFarage and Le Pen sound similar but represent very different brands of...
The mutual admiration between Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen can easily lead to the impression that they share a common political agenda. Both figures are firebrands, who place the key objective of...
View ArticleLondoners should be proud of their calm, reasoned response to the Westminster...
Less than 24 hours after a lone attacker forced his way on to the parliamentary estate, stabbing and killing a police officer, the House of Commons will discuss the construction of ‘the Ratty’s Lane...
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