Left Foot Forward
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Type of site | Blog |
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| Created by | Will Straw |
| Editor | James Bloodworth |
| Revenue | £70,000[1] |
| URL | leftfootforward |
| Commercial | No |
Left Foot Forward (LFF) is a left wing political blog in the UK, established in 2009 it was created and edited by Will Straw, the son of Alice Perkins and Jack Straw, until December 2010.[2] Straw was succeeded by Shamik Das, who was succeeded in February 2013 by James Bloodworth, then in February 2016 by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, the current editor.[3]
The site is part of a cohort of British left-wing blogs which attracted interest from the media in 2010 and 2011.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ Dan Sabbagh "Is this really the death of political blogging?", The Guardian, 13 May 2011
- ^ "Our people: Will Straw, Institute for Public Policy Research
- ^ "Biographies", Left Foot Forward website
- ^ Pickard, Jim; Boxell, James (31 May 2010). "Labour's stance on immigration under criticism". Financial Times.
- ^ Helm, Toby (21 March 2010). "Political blogs: Our round-up of the best political pundits on the web". The Observer. London. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Bell, Matthew (10 January 2010). "In his father's footsteps. Straw the younger's political trek". Independent on Sunday. London.
- ^ Iain, Dale (13 May 2011). "A second life for UK political blogging?". The Guardian. London.
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