Rachel Reeves has said that the cost of living is the government's "number one priority" and said: "Our economic plan is the right one, to cut the cost of living, cut the national debt, and create the conditions for growth and investment in every part of the country."
February 18, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Rachel Reeves has said that the cost of living is the government's "number one priority" and said: "Our economic plan is the right one, to cut the cost of living, cut the national debt, and create the conditions for growth and investment in every part of the country."
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Why do people think that things aren’t working? Drive anywhere and it’s obvious. This is excellent on how austerity and the squeeze on local government finances has damaged the fabric of the nation and how the current government has done little to address it open.substack.com/pub/cllrdrna...
How the Conservative Party Baked a National Pothole Crisis
They even gave it an official name in Oxfordshire: ‘Managed Decline’
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Why do people think that things aren’t working? Drive anywhere and it’s obvious. This is excellent on how austerity and the squeeze on local government finances has damaged the fabric of the nation and how the current government has done little to address it open.substack.com/pub/cllrdrna...
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Views may differ, but #freespeech is vital to our democracy. Please share this out.
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TRUMP TRIED TO STOP THIS... BUT IT LEAKED!
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
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February 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Views may differ, but #freespeech is vital to our democracy. Please share this out.
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Welcome to Reform’s front bench
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Welcome to Reform’s front bench
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
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One of the strongest reasons to regret the decline of the left is that it has led victims of political and economic failure to believe that Reform is a solution to their problems. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Inside Horden, the County Durham town failed by politics
In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
One of the strongest reasons to regret the decline of the left is that it has led victims of political and economic failure to believe that Reform is a solution to their problems. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With a friend like Gove, who needs enemies
Wait until you read Gove's editorial in the Spectator where he calls McSweeney "a better man" than Starmer with "wiser political acumen"
February 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
With a friend like Gove, who needs enemies
Another Labour mistake! How many more?
The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat
February 13, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Another Labour mistake! How many more?
Ian Mckellen - YouTube
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February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
She would be a great replacement for our current Chancellor
Haohao is the best dog. #yuanyang4pm
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
She would be a great replacement for our current Chancellor
Britain’s inequitable student loan system - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Britain’s inequitable student loan system
Graduate discontent is growing over their repayment terms
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February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Britain’s inequitable student loan system - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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The BBC News is protecting McSweeney. ITV News in contrast was clear tonight about McSweeney's role in the appointment of Mandelson to Washington.
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The BBC News is protecting McSweeney. ITV News in contrast was clear tonight about McSweeney's role in the appointment of Mandelson to Washington.
Another Labour disaster in the making; Student Loans!
The average student loan interest rate is 6.5%.
In the good old days this would have been described as “usury “.
We are turning our young people into financial helots.
Political stupidity of the highest order and just before a bye election
The average student loan interest rate is 6.5%.
In the good old days this would have been described as “usury “.
We are turning our young people into financial helots.
Political stupidity of the highest order and just before a bye election
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Another Labour disaster in the making; Student Loans!
The average student loan interest rate is 6.5%.
In the good old days this would have been described as “usury “.
We are turning our young people into financial helots.
Political stupidity of the highest order and just before a bye election
The average student loan interest rate is 6.5%.
In the good old days this would have been described as “usury “.
We are turning our young people into financial helots.
Political stupidity of the highest order and just before a bye election
An enjoyable read if a bit dark
my grad students tell me I need to read this; a dark academia novel on the theme of “academia is hell” in which a doctoral advisor is dispatched to hell by a mistaken magic spell? bring it on, diving in 💫🙃😱
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
An enjoyable read if a bit dark
If you believe all that I have a bridge to sell you!
Full statement from Labour Party NEC on Andy Burnham decision 👇
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
If you believe all that I have a bridge to sell you!
Complete bulls...
Stop treating the public like idiots
If Reform win the Liverpool bye election Starmer will be totally vulnerable if Labour have a disaster in May.
Stop treating the public like idiots
If Reform win the Liverpool bye election Starmer will be totally vulnerable if Labour have a disaster in May.
BREAKING: “Voters don't like elections that come mid-term."
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed says Labour decided not to let Andy Burnham run for Gorton and Denton because it would be an 'inconvenience' to the people of Greater Manchester
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed says Labour decided not to let Andy Burnham run for Gorton and Denton because it would be an 'inconvenience' to the people of Greater Manchester
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Complete bulls...
Stop treating the public like idiots
If Reform win the Liverpool bye election Starmer will be totally vulnerable if Labour have a disaster in May.
Stop treating the public like idiots
If Reform win the Liverpool bye election Starmer will be totally vulnerable if Labour have a disaster in May.
Went to Boots yesterday to pick up regular medication, no aspirin.
Assistant said Boots could not get aspirin anywhere in the UK. I bought some online. But aspirin is standard heart medication for those of a certain age. What is going on?
Assistant said Boots could not get aspirin anywhere in the UK. I bought some online. But aspirin is standard heart medication for those of a certain age. What is going on?
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Went to Boots yesterday to pick up regular medication, no aspirin.
Assistant said Boots could not get aspirin anywhere in the UK. I bought some online. But aspirin is standard heart medication for those of a certain age. What is going on?
Assistant said Boots could not get aspirin anywhere in the UK. I bought some online. But aspirin is standard heart medication for those of a certain age. What is going on?
So if there are any cables carrying sensitive information, why don’t they just reroute them?
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Minister responds to claims Chinese ‘super-embassy’ would have ‘hidden chamber’ near sensitive cables – UK politics live
Speaker says a Home Office minister should respond to questions over security fears as housing minister Matthew Pennycook addresses planning issues
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
So if there are any cables carrying sensitive information, why don’t they just reroute them?
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
House price inflation is happening in other countries too as Banks pump up the mortgage market. Affordability will be an issue till the Banks are reined in
NEW: The surge in house prices from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s created significant and lasting inequalities not just between people at the time, but for their children as well.
Our new Homes England-funded research measures the housing boom's impact on social mobility: [🧵]
Our new Homes England-funded research measures the housing boom's impact on social mobility: [🧵]
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM
House price inflation is happening in other countries too as Banks pump up the mortgage market. Affordability will be an issue till the Banks are reined in
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If "the Arctic needs securing", as Mandelson said yesterday, why has the US withdrawn from almost all its bases in Greenland? Why isn't Canada's and Norway's work mentioned? Why doesn't the Denmark, Faroes and Greenland Joint Arctic Command get a look in? NATO is supposed to work together
#R4Today
#R4Today
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
If "the Arctic needs securing", as Mandelson said yesterday, why has the US withdrawn from almost all its bases in Greenland? Why isn't Canada's and Norway's work mentioned? Why doesn't the Denmark, Faroes and Greenland Joint Arctic Command get a look in? NATO is supposed to work together
#R4Today
#R4Today
No wonder the Greenlanders don't want to become part of the American empire. They can see how the Inuit are treated in Alaska
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
No wonder the Greenlanders don't want to become part of the American empire. They can see how the Inuit are treated in Alaska
Levinson 2 was also promised.
Labour are doing nothing here either
Labour are doing nothing here either
Starmer has two modes:
1) Having to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into doing the right thing, far too late (e.g. 2 child benefit cap)
2) Planning the right thing, then backtracking (Lords reform, farm IHT)
1) Having to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into doing the right thing, far too late (e.g. 2 child benefit cap)
2) Planning the right thing, then backtracking (Lords reform, farm IHT)
December 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Levinson 2 was also promised.
Labour are doing nothing here either
Labour are doing nothing here either
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Steve Reed sounding off like the antidiluvian Rees Mogg before him.
What is it with Westminster Ministers that they have this compulsive need to tell local government how to run their show.
Steve Reed sounding off like the antidiluvian Rees Mogg before him.
What is it with Westminster Ministers that they have this compulsive need to tell local government how to run their show.
Four-day week may be considered a sign of failure, England councils told
Local government secretary writes to town halls warning them against ‘part-time work for full-time pay’
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Steve Reed sounding off like the antidiluvian Rees Mogg before him.
What is it with Westminster Ministers that they have this compulsive need to tell local government how to run their show.
Steve Reed sounding off like the antidiluvian Rees Mogg before him.
What is it with Westminster Ministers that they have this compulsive need to tell local government how to run their show.
Labour should be ashamed of themselves. They promised press reform in opposition but reneg on it in power. They are looking increasingly untrustworthy.
Will the Government implement phase 2 of Leveson? Lisa Nandy is questioned by jon Kay on #BBCbreakfast
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Labour should be ashamed of themselves. They promised press reform in opposition but reneg on it in power. They are looking increasingly untrustworthy.