Millions of Americans who rely on food stamps will go hungry as the US government shutdown hits the one-month mark. Meanwhile, instead of rallying to support his people, Donald Trump partied in Mar-a-Lago at a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party with his rich friends and donors. Gone in a ...
It’s Halloween week on Strictly! Now, usually this is one of the best weeks in the competition, but in a series that’s both somehow not trying hard enough and trying too much, I’m a bit apprehensive. But nonetheless, I’m excited, also for all us clock-watchers/people who fall asleep on the...
After a long wait, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) finally revealed what the Timms Review would entail yesterday, well, in the vague way the DWP does. Despite trying to make it once again seem like they care about disabled people, it’s clear this is just another desperate attemp...
A Muslim MP has detailed how he was subjected to an Islamophobic hate crime this week. Posting on Twitter, Mothin Ali described it as “a memorable night ruined by a racist thug.” The deputy leader of the Green Party was on his way to the EuroAsia Curry Awards (hosted in London) on Monday n...
Dawn Butler has written to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner following a disgraceful exchange in the House of Commons this week, which led to her narrowly avoiding being thrown out of the chamber for calling a racist Reform MP racist. It’s racist comments, not a racist person, appar...
MPs are once again urging the government not to forget about the women who were historically wronged by changes to state pension age. Ahead of the budget at the end of November, the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign is once again garnering support for the 3.8 million ...
UK tax agency, HMRC, has been forced to apologise after thousands of families had their child benefits stopped – because they took their kids on holiday. Back in August, the government announced that a new specialist team would stop over £350 million in child benefit fraud in the next five...
A Reform MP has been rightfully called out in the Commons for her racist comments. However, in a typically British state of affairs, the deputy speaker chose to reprimand the MP who called her a racist. So, the first question is – has the Reform MP been racist? Does the pope shit in the wo...
Wes Streeting has been endearing himself and the government to the public again – this time about the upcoming resident doctor strikes. Last week, it was announced that resident doctors (previously known as junior doctors) would be striking across England for five days starting from the 14...
It was reported last week that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering removing “tax breaks” for people who get their car through the Motability Scheme. Under this programme, the charity Motability Foundation deliver, via an allowance from the government: an affordable vehicle – whether th...