16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (105+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Get close to Europe Ditch the pension triple lock Cap social care costs Commit to Jodrell Bank, Burnham challenged as future called into question again ‘Something’s got to give’: TUC boss calls for windfall tax on tech giants…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (320+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Miliband’s critics have advanced many arguments, but two are particularly important. The first is that sanctions against certain Israeli citizens or settlements are antisemitic or would lead to increased antisemitism. To accept this claim would be to give…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago   (211+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Mr Farage is alarmingly dependent on mega-donors, but he’s not alone. In the run-up to the last election, Frank Hester and his healthcare technology company, TPP, together gave the Conservative party more than £20m. Labour’s most generous benefactor is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (690+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Patrick Kidd’s informative article on homelessness (“Burnham’s pledge to end homelessness raises concerns over early prison release and Manchester record”, 23 August) explains how, if the prime minister is serious about ending rough sleeping, he must tackle the problem…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (769+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 The US-led attack in recent years on so-called “woke capitalism” has produced diverging responses from business. Many have stopped talking about, scaled back or given up on their social and environmental efforts, either not wanting to become a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (415+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Claim. Nigel Farage, Reform leader: “The party has done nothing wrong… Reform has broken no law.” Reality. The Channel 4 News allegations concerning possible foreign donations may involve breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (524+ words) Saturday 5 September 2026 The British Chambers of Commerce is calling on the government to cut employer national insurance contributions for all under-25s in the budget next month – a measure it says will help tackle youth employment and generate higher growth. In…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (182+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 It is often said, almost always in a scornful tone, that Andy Burnham is a people-pleaser. “Well, better that than the opposite,” retorts one of the prime minister’s friends. They have a point. It is no crime for a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (654+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 Andy Burnham will declare that he wants to “bring back hope” to Britain when he addresses MPs for the first time as prime minister this week, but problems are already piling up for his prime ministership. Over the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (492+ words) Saturday 29 August 2026 But she hates the “poor little Ange” narrative and refuses to be a victim. She thinks having struggled in her early life makes her stronger and a better politician. “It’s given me a level of resilience and some…...