Independent
29/10/2024 08:36:40 AM
Budget tax hike will hit working people, says ex-BofE governor - live
Rachel Reeves borrows George Osborne’s mantra in ‘strivers’ Budget
Soundbites that dogged the politicians who coined them
Farage-inspired bid to persuade Trump to veto Starmer’s Chagos deal
Murdered David Amess’ daughter says he was ‘catastrophically’ failed
8 things to watch out for in autumn budget 2024
Labour donor says rich Brits opposing higher taxes should leave
Reform MP predicts stand-off between UK and France on migrant plan
Rachel Reeves claims her Budget is for strivers
Smacking ban being considered by government, education secretary says
Military families set to be exempt from VAT on private schools
Keir Starmer denies misleading public over tax rises in the Budget
Georgia's pro-Western opposition dispute crucial election result that could decide its EU path
Lithuanians vote in the final round of parliamentary election
Kemi Badenoch: ‘If you don’t play ball, they’ll come after you’
Bulgarians vote with little hope of breaking a political deadlock
Rachel Reeves to spend £1.4 billion on ‘crumbling’ schools in Budget
Time has come for reparations conversation, Commonwealth heads say
Reform MP predicts ‘friendly stand-off’ between UK and France on migrant plan
Revealed: Farage-inspired bid to persuade Trump to veto Starmer deal
How Reeves might unlock £57 billion at budget in fiscal rule change
Keir Starmer warns Iran should ‘not respond’ after Israeli strikes
Now Brexit set to cost UK citizens more to see the Mona Lisa
Reeves to slash ‘right to buy’ discount for council homes in Budget
Keir Starmer is ‘a working person’, chancellor says
Reeves to slash ‘right to buy’ discount for council homes in Budget
Keir Starmer is ‘a working person’, chancellor says
Why Rachel Reeves is facing a ‘persnuffle kerfuffle’ over debt rules
Starmer climbs down over claim stock owners not ‘working people’
MP demands ‘spitting crackdown’ in bid to ‘make UK vaguely civilised’
Starmer says stocks and shares owners ‘not working people’
Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former EU chief predicts
What changes to workers’ rights mean for the Budget – and the economy
Trump attack on Starmer fails with pre-Budget poll boost for Labour
Defence secretary admits: British armed forces can’t stop an invasion
King acknowledges ‘past pains’ as he weighs in on reparations row
Vote-weary Bulgarians face a seventh general election in just over 3 years
Lithuania votes in the 2nd round of its parliamentary election, with change uncertain
New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says
Planned ban on smoking in pub gardens ‘set to be ditched by No 10’
Reeves set to borrow billions after announcing change to fiscal rules
Keir Starmer rules out post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with EU
Canada to reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed
Canada's Trudeau vows lead his Liberal Party into the next election
Commonwealth leaders to defy Starmer over slavery reparations
MPs pile pressure on Starmer with new group demanding closer EU ties
Intel scores fresh win against EU after top court backs annulment of billion-euro antitrust fine
Reeves to turn on spending taps with Budget boost for infrastructure
New data laws aim to ‘improve public services and boost economy by £10 billion’
Trump and Musk’s phoney war with Starmer over US election interference
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BBC
Politics
29/10/2024 08:36:10 AM
Family & Education
Tax rises needed to avert austerity, Starmer says The prime minister says the UK is facing unprecedented challenges, but promises better days lie ahead.
Badenoch says she may need a softer approach Attribution
More details of NHS funding but questions remain Attribution
Budget: 'I earn £1,800 a month and have nothing left at the end' Attribution
Starmer: MP Mike Amesbury CCTV footage 'shocking' Attribution
Speaker rebukes Reeves for Budget comments in US Attribution
Bus fares to rise to £3 in England under new cap Attribution
Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court Attribution
Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt Attribution
Harris or Trump: How UK is preparing for new US president Attribution
Faisal Islam: Tax-raising Budget will affect you for years Attribution
What is a 'working person', according to Labour Attribution
Rachel Reeves: Playing Labour's first big gambit Attribution
When is the Budget and what might be in it? Attribution
Why the next Tory leader needs to go Cornish Attribution
Kemi Badenoch: Political scrapper set on 'governing right' Attribution
Robert Jenrick: In a hurry to fix the Tory brand Attribution
22:59 28 OctoberThe Budget: Five questions for Scotland answered, published at 22:59 28 OctoberThe Budget: Five questions for Scotland answered Attribution
21:17 28 OctoberBadenoch says she may need a softer approach , published at 21:17 28 OctoberBadenoch says she may need a softer approach Attribution
21:15 28 OctoberStarmer: MP Mike Amesbury CCTV footage 'shocking', published at 21:15 28 OctoberStarmer: MP Mike Amesbury CCTV footage 'shocking' Attribution
20:38 28 OctoberScottish Tories will make case for tax cuts and smaller state - Findlay, published at 20:38 28 OctoberScottish Tories will make case for tax cuts and smaller state - Findlay Attribution
17:19 28 OctoberSpeaker rebukes Reeves for Budget comments in US, published at 17:19 28 OctoberSpeaker rebukes Reeves for Budget comments in US Attribution
16:36 28 OctoberPolice treat DUP portrait damage as a hate crime , published at 16:36 28 OctoberPolice treat DUP portrait damage as a hate crime Attribution
Northern Ireland Politics
12:32 28 OctoberWomen in court accused of harassing MP over Gaza, published at 12:32 28 OctoberWomen in court accused of harassing MP over Gaza Attribution
12:11 28 OctoberHarris or Trump: How UK is preparing for new US president, published at 12:11 28 OctoberHarris or Trump: How UK is preparing for new US president Attribution
11:51 28 OctoberSir Keir Starmer: Working people know who they are. Video, 00:00:54, published at 11:51 28 OctoberSir Keir Starmer: Working people know who they are Attribution
08:55 28 OctoberJapan PM vows to continue ruling despite bruising loss, published at 08:55 28 OctoberJapan PM vows to continue ruling despite bruising loss Attribution
06:39 28 OctoberJapan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM, published at 06:39 28 OctoberJapan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM Attribution
03:54 28 OctoberJapan’s politics gets a rare dose of upheaval after snap election, published at 03:54 28 OctoberJapan’s politics gets a rare dose of upheaval after snap election Attribution
20:03 27 OctoberLabour suspends MP after video appears to show him punching man, published at 20:03 27 OctoberLabour suspends MP after video appears to show him punching man Attribution
16:53 27 OctoberScottish Greens withdraw support for National Care Service, published at 16:53 27 OctoberScottish Greens withdraw support for National Care Service Attribution
15:18 27 OctoberI'm open-minded on England smacking ban - Phillipson, published at 15:18 27 OctoberI'm open-minded on England smacking ban - Phillipson Attribution
15:18 27 OctoberWhat can Wales expect from the Budget next week?, published at 15:18 27 OctoberWhat can Wales expect from the Budget next week? Attribution
12:53 27 OctoberNo tax rises in payslips for 'working people', vows minister, published at 12:53 27 OctoberNo tax rises in payslips for 'working people', vows minister Attribution
11:42 27 OctoberBudget to bring 'era of growth' for Scotland - Murray , published at 11:42 27 OctoberBudget to bring 'era of growth' for Scotland - Murray Attribution
11:39 27 OctoberUK Budget 'needs to invest in services and infrastructure' Video, 00:01:09, published at 11:39 27 OctoberUK Budget 'needs to invest in services and infrastructure' Attribution
07:43 27 OctoberEx-maths teacher sums up 100 days in Parliament, published at 07:43 27 OctoberEx-maths teacher sums up 100 days in Parliament Attribution
20:36 26 OctoberTime has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree, published at 20:36 26 OctoberTime has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree Attribution
18:30 26 OctoberScottish Greens warn SNP not to take budget support for granted, published at 18:30 26 OctoberScottish Greens warn SNP not to take budget support for granted Attribution
18:29 26 OctoberScottish Greens warn SNP not to take support for granted. Video, 00:00:54, published at 18:29 26 OctoberScottish Greens warn SNP not to take support for granted Attribution
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Politics.co.uk
03/06/2024 09:54:02 AM
South Africa’s ANC Sees Power Crumble With 99% of Votes InFor financial markets, the ANC’s choice of partner is key.
ExclusiveSouth African President’s Allies Want Democratic Alliance Deal
Zuma Doubles Down on Allegation of South Africa Vote Discrepancy
South Africa’s DA Holds Onto Power in Western Cape Province
South Africa’s Shock Election Imperils Business-Driven Reforms
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Modi Set for Landslide Election Win in India, Exit Polls ShowOfficial election results will be released June 4.
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The
Spectator
29/10/2024 08:36:44 AM
Why Israel didn’t hit Iran where it would really hurt
The BBC’s troubling coverage of the Kaba case
The endless allure of the Shipping Forecast
The humiliation of Iran
Labour MP suspended after CCTV punch
Could AI lead to a revival of decorative beauty?
Humanity has arrived at the perfect future: food for ogling, not eating
Why the young are fleeing to Portugal
The medicinal powers of a good book
My boyfriend, the hedgehog hero
Labour MP suspended after CCTV punch
Could AI lead to a revival of decorative beauty?
Humanity has arrived at the perfect future: food for ogling, not eating
Why the young are fleeing to Portugal
The medicinal powers of a good book
My boyfriend, the hedgehog hero
Will this end the ridiculous charade of males in women’s sports?
Tory candidates trade blows on final weekend
The baby trafficking scandal that has horrified Turkey
How did Keir Starmer end up in this reparations bind?
Women’s Equality party to abolish itself
Why Spaniards keep being killed by bulls
Israel has exposed America’s cowardice towards Iran
Can Russia really ban smoking?
Is this the end for the Philippines’ Duterte family?
Uruguay’s elections have become overshadowed by a referendum
Decline and fall: how university education became infantilised
Will this end the ridiculous charade of males in women’s sports?
Why Israel didn’t hit Iran where it would really hurt
The humiliation of Iran
The BBC’s troubling coverage of the Kaba case
America’s last undecided voter
Trump makes America laugh again
The resurgence of Angela Rayner
The lessons of the Chris Kaba case
The ICC’s rogue prosecutor
My failed attempt to game GP appointments From Spectator Life
Inside the secretive world of tutoring From Spectator Life
The finest Rhône I have ever tasted
I’m a Nisbets addict From Spectator Life
Five bets for the new jump season From Spectator Life
Why blokes love coke From Spectator Life
The finest Rhône I have ever tasted From Spectator Life
Decline and fall: how university education became infantilised Last month, after 21 years studying and teaching Classics at the University of Cambridge, I resigned. I loved my job. And its precisely because I loved the job I was paid to do, and because I believe so firmly in preserving the excellence of higher education, in Britain and beyond, that I have left. When
Is it really too much to ask students to read children’s books?
Albania has long lived in Italy’s shadow
Trump makes America laugh again
Kemi vs Robert: who would be the best Tory leader?
You’ll even hate the cat: Disclaimer, on Apple TV+, reviewed
Mandy Rice-Davies saw the Profumo affair as an adventure, not a scandal
At Japan House humanity has arrived at the perfect future: food for ogling, not eating
Great knits – shame about the film: Almodovar’s The Room Next Door reviewed
Chrissie Hynde remains outstanding: the Pretenders, at Usher Hall, reviewed
Schoenberg owes his survival to crime drama
Revenge tragedy for kids: The Duchess [of Malfi], at Trafalgar Theatre, reviewed
Are you ready for the baby wars? From Spectator Life
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New Statesman
29/10/2024 08:36:41 AM
Why the American right loathes modern Britain
Trump's attacks on Labour are a small part of a darker political nightmare.
The disillusioned swing voters of Sheppey
Bankrupt councils are a disaster for Keir Starmer
Sarah Koenig: “I’ve never been a missionary for true-crime podcasts”
The grubbiness of Abercrombie & Fitch
How my dog helped me grieve
Nancy Mitford, Keir Starmer and the new English class war
Is Labour prepared to be radical to solve the prisons crisis?
The internet’s superiority complex
Ed Miliband’s net-zero fantasies
Why Kamala Harris was always destined to lose
Has Kamala Harris blown it?
For Democrats, the summer’s “politics of joy” has turned into an autumn of deepening anxiety. By Katie Stallard
The media is damaging public life by “sanewashing” Donald Trump
The implosion of centrism has left Labour in unmapped territory
Pedro Almodóvar’s conflict of interests
The Victoria’s Secret show belongs to a chauvinist past
Self Esteem: “I’ve been maturing my disgust at societal norms”
Why Rachel Reeves should crash the housing market
1. Sadiq Khan: “Politicians need to be braver on immigration”
The Mayor of London on how Labour must change after the riots.
2. Malcolm Gladwell’s cult of smartness
3. HS2 was never the north’s salvation
4. Why the American right loathes modern Britain
5. The two sides of Boris Johnson
Keir Starmer and the perils of consensus
In trying to please everyone, the Prime Minister risks pleasing no one.
Why Tory centrists are hopeless at leadership elections
Is Britain ready for “assisted dying”?
Morgan McSweeney – the permanent insurgent
Louise Haigh’s clash with No 10 was a defining moment
The Alex Salmond I knew
What Scotland can learn from Andy Burnham
The haunting spectre of another Lebanese civil war
Fears of internal sectarian violence are growing.
Letter from Michigan: “No one I know is voting for Kamala Harris”
Why JD Vance is toxic to ordinary Americans
Austria’s hard-right victory is a warning signal
Trump or Harris, who will win? The New Statesman’s US Election Forecast
A year after 7 October, what does it mean to be human now?
India’s betrayal of women
Labour’s first three months: the voters’ verdict
This is how Labour can fill the budget “black hole”
Can we ever trust the US polls?
Will Kemi Badenoch split the Tories?
Don’t be seduced by the myths of the economic right
Fredric Jameson’s capitalist horror show
Sleepwalking into the storm
Germany’s hard-right architecture
Michel Houellebecq’s material hell
Kamala Harris must grapple with America’s Founding Fathers
Pedro Almodóvar’s conflict of interests
The Room Next Door resolves the Spanish director’s struggle between black comedy and bookish melodrama. By Leo Robson
Jilly Cooper’s very English fantasies
The Franchise is a sharp send-up of superhero films
The making of Barbara Kingsolver
Alan Hollinghurst’s intimate vision
Self Esteem: “I’ve been maturing my disgust at societal norms”
Mark Bowles: “My book rages against the business-model view of the world”
How Nvidia broke the market
Japan has rebounded but global markets are on edge
The QE theory of everything
Labour’s inheritance is truly grim
France’s Liz Truss moment is yet to come – and it may be worse
Pret a Manger’s “free coffee” was never going to last
The NHS’s digital problem: how old infrastructure is slowing down healthcare services
“Green levies” are making heat pumps more expensive
Andrew Dilnot: “Social care is an insurance problem”
The case for a state-owned energy sector
Where does the next US president stand on the climate?
Rachel Reeves has been handed a fiscal lifeline
Has Kamala Harris blown it?
Silent voices in the once-free city of Odesa
The Budget must give people hope
Moldova’s referendum result is a disaster for the EU
Improving air quality must be central to Labour’s health mission
An innovative approach to regional equity
Peatlands are nature’s unsung climate warriors
Harnessing Europe’s green power plant
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