Despite running on a platform of hardcore cuts to government spending, newly-elected Reform politicians are… asking for increased government spending. It’s not like you think, though – they’re not asking for more money to be spent on services or initiatives; they’re asking for it to be spe...
Departing MI6 boss Richard Moore has publicly admitted during a speech in Istanbul that his spy organisation has been working for years with ISIS affiliate HTS in Syria. HTS is a proscribed group banned as terrorists under the Terrorism Act. Moore told his audience in Istanbul: We sourced ...
On 20 September, the Daily Mail reported that Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is “facing the threat of a police investigation”. There are claims that Morgan McSweeney supported Starmer’s political ambitions by hiding £700k+ in political donations to the Labour Together group. While these don...
This weekend, Donald Trump said something very weird. Whilst this is a pretty regular occurrence for the US President, a ramble mid-way through his Charlie Kirk eulogy caused fresh alarm for disabled people: Tomorrow we’re going to have one of the biggest announcements, really medically, I...
On 21 September, US president Donald Trump spoke at Charlie Kirk’s memorial. Despite spending the past few weeks complaining that his political opponents have attacked his character and put a target on his back, Trump spent a significant amount of time – you guessed it – attacking the char...
Today, 22 September, transport secretary Heidi Alexander granted consent for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway application. The expansion plans have been slammed by environmental campaigners as proof of Labour’s abandonment of its climate pledges. The plans were given to the Planning Ins...
There is always a lot of talk about how the government needs to provide safe and legal routes for asylum seekers. But what does this mean? Migrant, immigrant, asylum seeker, refugee First up, we have some definitions to get out of the way before we can proceed. The terms ‘migrant’, ‘immigr...
Social Media Exchange (SMEX), a nonprofit digital human rights organisation focusing on the West Asia/North Africa (WANA) region, has warned people living in these regions that an effective spyware app developed by an Israeli firm is quietly embedded in Samsung smartphones across the regio...
Jimmy Kimmel is the latest celebrity to face the axe. His sudden “cancellation” has triggered street protests, online fury, and endless cries of hypocrisy. The refrain is familiar: “Why defend Kimmel if you didn’t defend Gina Carano, Roseanne, or Trump?” But here’s the thing. Most of the s...
As Your Party hits a stumbling block, grassroots democracy organisation Assemble is stepping up to build a genuine party of the people. And it means one that can win for Palestine, for the climate, and for the people instead of the billionaires. However, to do so, Assemble will need all ha...
