On 14 September, business secretary Peter Kyle did the best he could to defend his boss Keir Starmer. Given that Starmer had knowingly hired an associate of the notorious paedophile Jeffry Epstein, there was only so much he could do. Even with that in mind, Kyle did a particularly bad job ...
The Resolution Foundation has marked it’s 20-year anniversary with a new report covering how Britain has changed since its inception. One graph which stands out shows the UK is experiencing “an unprecedented pay depression”: The Great Pay Depression The 2005 to 2025 period has seen both La...
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is celebrating a £150bn investment deal with the US: Labour is backing British brilliance. Major US investment flowing into clean energy, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing means more good, high quality jobs for people across the country. — The Labou...
Andrea Jenkyns (Reform’s mayor of Great Lincolnshire) has proposed an office budget increase of £147,000. This current budget for mayoral offices is £115,000. When defending the requested increase, Jenkyns expressed a desire to tackle ‘non-mayoral concerns’. Capacity Jenkyns is a former Co...
On Wednesday 17 September, Labour deputy leader contender Lucy Powell met with the ambassador of Palestine to “commemorate the recognition of Palestine”. Since then, several people have accused her of hypocrisy: This is one of the most blatant displays of political opportunism I’ve ever se...
A video online has shown Croydon’s way of responding to the wave of far-right, racist flag mania that’s swept the UK. @t2thewhy Saw this after my tempo run. Can’t play those anti immigration games in Croydon mate ✊🏾 #t2thewhy #fyp #xyzabc ♬ original sound – T to The Why “This is sick”, Cro...
Earlier this month, a UN report declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. In a new op-ed, American senator Bernie Sanders has also now described Israel’s actions as “genocide”. Yes, the war in Gaza is a genocide. I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here:https://t.co/Aou...
On Wednesday 17 September, the Disney-owned ABC abruptly cancelled the Jimmy Kimmel Show after the host criticised Donald Trump. The backlash has been swift, with celebrities speaking out, and paying customers cancelling their Disney-related subscriptions: Canceled my @DisneyPlus and @hulu...
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, US right wingers demanded a ‘war on the left’ – but also free speech. Although the American right claim to support freedom of speech, the truth is they only want this freedom for themselves, and that truth has never been clearer. In response, even right...
On 15 September, president Donald Trump announced a lawsuit which has the potential to drive several of his critics into bankruptcy: NEWS: Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times, a few of their writers, and Penguin Random House, seemingly because they published th...