"Nothing like this has happened before in Britain's most multicultural city. In recent months, though, something has changed. Hindu nationalism has come to Britain." Peter Oborne and Imran Mulla set out to explain recent events in Leicester. Geoffrey Wheatcroft says the United Kingdom has given a range of financial crimes a sheen of respectability: "The story of Britain's transformation into an oligarch's paradise has its origins in the country's earlier decline. Once upon a time, English banking and broking prided itself on its integrity." Jules Evans on the crackpot philosophy Putin has fallen for. Musicians and crew could find themselves ...
Families facing £290 tax hike next year despite 1p cut, new analysis reveals Kwarteng's budget "staggeringly out of touch" Mark Fullbrook saga: We need an urgent investigation into conflicts of interest Families facing £290 tax hike next year despite 1p cut, new analysis reveals A typical family will see their taxes hiked by £290 next year despite the 1p tax cut, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed, while top bankers are handed a tax giveaway of over £100,000. It comes as analysis shows the total tax hit from the Conservative government's freeze on income tax thresholds is now ...
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We end our week at Bonkers Hall with the doyen of East Midland peers giving his thoughts on the climate crisis. Never let it be said that he does not move with the times. Incidentally, I have to thank the predictive text on my phone for turning the late Chris Balderstone into Chris Balderdash. It's still in a creative vein: the other day, while I was tweeting about the legendary Shropshire figure Wild Edric, it came up with Wild Edrich, the black sheep of the cricketing family. Sunday Perhaps it is all the carbon dioxide in the air, but the ...
With Lib Dem autumn conference cancelled this year, the incumbent President, Mark Pack, decided to publish the interim manifesto paper, entitled A Fair Deal, as a piece on his blog: On Twitter, Mark heralded this as 'a different, better, fairer way to change our country' and noted that 'something radical needs to change' – [...]
To think there was a time when I was embarrassed that Wizzard had been my favourite band when I was 13. Angel Fingers completed a run of three singles, after Ballpark Incident and See My Baby Jive, that most other bands could only dream of. But then Roy Wood is a genius. Abba took See My Baby Jive when they wrote Waterloo.
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Sat, 14:48: RT @PeterLeary: Irish Sea border - 1920s version 🧵 Given the ongoing row about the NI Protocol, I have been fascinated to discover that th... Sat, 17:53: The Avengers https://t.co/IYNwRMzQhb via @nwbrux Sat, 18:17: Daily #223 0️⃣4️⃣⬛0️⃣9️⃣ 1️⃣0️⃣⬛1️⃣1️⃣ 1️⃣2️⃣⬛0️⃣5️⃣ 0️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣3️⃣ 1️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣5️⃣ 1️⃣7️⃣⬛0️⃣7️⃣ 1️⃣8️⃣⬛0️⃣8️⃣ 1️⃣9️⃣⬛2️⃣0️⃣ https://t.co/1E46GFXTgD #sedecordle Sat, 20:48: RT @jevershed01: We ended up with a 'border' in the Irish Sea because of Unionism's own gross strategic miscalculations. Even now, it is on... Sun, 11:41: The Avengers https://t.co/IYNwRMzQhb Sun, 11:41: Saturday reading https://t.co/NOJHiHUS2V
Woking Liberal Democrats have selected Cllr Will Forster for this Blue Wall Conservative seat that the Lib Dems are challenging in.
The Times reports that Liz Truss's unconventional approach to basic economics is matched by the rather bizarre way of organising her office. It is appropriate for Prime Ministers to have a Chief of Staff and special advisors, but normally these people are paid for by the state and are on the government payroll. That ensures they are accountable for their behaviour, have no conflicts of interest and only have the one boss. This barrier of impartiality and accountability is an important part of government. The Times though, reveals that this prime minister's chief of staff is being paid through his ...
Friday's Kwasi-Budget was not officially a budget, despite being on of the most important fiscal statements since the Thatcher era. Because it was not a budget, it was not scrutinised by the Office of Budget Responsibility. That is yet another example of the Conservatives trying to circumvent processes designed to ensure that government's act rationally. This was a budget that will make top earners even more wealthy, while leaving the country and the poorest more impoverished. It was a budget based on the discredited myth of trickle-down economics. It was a budget that will allow wealthier people to dine out ...
Mahsa Amin's death They are burning their headscarves and police cars in Iran. Persian women are fighting back against the mullahs' morality police. The catalyst for their anger is the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amin. The Iranian authorities claim she died of a pre-existing heart condition. Rubbish, say her family, there was nothing wrong with her heart. She died, they claim, because she was beaten in the police van on the way to the station. Ms Amin was arrested because she was wearing her hijab or head scarf improperly. That is common offence which the morality police ...
We were interested to learn recently that more than 1 million nuisance or scam calls have been blocked in East Renfrewshire thanks to the installation of call blockers which stop over 95% of suspect calls. A total of 1,033 trueCall units have been installed by East Renfrewshire Council since 2012, which aim to protect older and vulnerable residents from nuisance and scam phone calls. The roll out of trueCall units is expected to have saved vulnerable households approximately £6m with an estimated 2,033 scams prevented. We have therefore been in touch with Dundee City Council to see if this could ...
