Keir Starmer has said “only Labour can provide the fresh start the country needs” as he unveiled a number of small changes to the opposition… Read More »Starmer makes changes to Labour frontbench in mini-reshuffle – LabourList

This week, the government unleashed their much-awaited plan to tackle “recreational” drug use, with much of the rhetoric to-date centring around “middle-class cocaine users” and… Read More »The White Paper on Drugs Policing: Unintended Consequences & the Need for a Whole System Approach  – Politics.co.uk

The Sun and Talk TV to Host Leadership Debate on 26th July The Sun & TalkTV to host a Conservative leadership debate with Rishi Sunak… Read More »The Sun and Talk TV to Host Leadership Debate on 26th July

This morning, Radio 4 listeners had an insight into a topic we will be hearing much about in the next few weeks: Trussonomics. According to… Read More »Inflation and tax cuts. Ultimately, monetary policy matters more than tinkering with tax thresholds. | Conservative Home

https://boingboing.net/2022/07/22/footage-josh-hawley-riled-up-the-jan-6-rioters-then-fled-congress-as-fast-as-his-feet-could-carry-him.html” title=”Footage: Josh Hawley riled up the Jan 6 rioters-then fled congress as fast as his feet could carry him” rel=”nofollow”> Footage shown to the… Read More »Footage: Josh Hawley riled up the Jan 6 rioters-then fled congress as fast as his feet could carry him | Boing Boing

There’s a world of difference between the jumpers-for-goalposts kickabout in the school playground and the type of free-flowing, high-quality football being played currently at the… Read More »A game changer for religion and education?

‘Millions of Brits face the choice of living in a cold home, going without food and other essentials, not paying bills, and getting even deeper… Read More »Prem Sikka: Here are 5 immediate steps the government could take to tackle the cost of living crisis

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbwJdVW2g2pQkajahgtKVheIH03urfwJIW_y5807Mik1fKrkbQdp_WwJ3BeDe-6ZQfoF0sQHfxUYjICm0fw1fgAlviogCyGpyB9SeZBkqYNE3bbJogiDf4rDrW4Z3WnYhHYJo974qz5l7-53k04Y7FJX0LJXhJesL5EljS6L2fn4admMFVr2yI04/s858/Screenshot%202022-07-22%2012.46.17%20PM.jpg” style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”> It was September 12th 2001. Late in the evening in the safest room in the safest location in Washington DC.… Read More »UKRAINE: TO DO OR DIE TRYING. IT’S ALL OR NOTHING NOW FOR THE WESTERN JUGGERNAUT

Last week, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-in-four-families-get-first-government-cost-of-living-payment-from-today”>over 8 million households received their first of two cost of living payments, a long overdue recognition by the government that, while the… Read More »Cost of living payments: why we need to start talking about larger families – Politics.co.uk

Fr Friday 15 July marked my 60th birthday. It started at Good Morning Britain, then Jeremy Vine, and at lunchtime I held a drinks and… Read More »60th Birthday Photo Gallery