The government’s latest update confirms that free TV licences will not be restored for all pensioners, despite a fast‑growing campaign calling for the £180 annual fee to be scrapped once people reach retirement age. The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) says there are ‘no plans’ to bring back universal free TV licences forContinue reading “Pensioner TV Licences Updated By Government”
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Council Houses Sold Off In The UK
The Right to Buy was not a housing policy. The initiative was political in nature. Although it produced homeowners, the social housing structure that first made those homes feasible was eliminated. Between 1980 and 2022, 1.98 million council homes were sold, fewer than 100,000 were replaced, that’s under 5 per cent. 40 per cent ofContinue reading “Council Houses Sold Off In The UK”
A New Plan Could Bring Back National Service
It appears that the government are drawing up plans that could bring back some form of National Service, but only for specific groups, and not full conscription. The details are still emerging, and nothing is final or active yet. Based on the latest reporting (May 2026), the government is exploring a “targeted national service model”Continue reading “A New Plan Could Bring Back National Service”
Golders Green Kosher Kingdom Fire
A major fire broke out this morning at the Kosher Kingdom supermarket on Golders Green Road, with about 100 firefighters and numerous engines tackling the blaze. The blaze produced heavy black smoke observable across North London, prompting warnings for residents to keep windows and doors closed. Police and fire investigators now say the fire isContinue reading “Golders Green Kosher Kingdom Fire”
Taking A Stroll Around Some UK Estates
So, as I stroll around the area where I live, I see homes that have been boarded up by the council, and nobody lives in them. I think to myself, ‘maybe they are doing them up for tenants,’ only to discover six months after that, they are still boarded up, and nobody lives in them.Continue reading “Taking A Stroll Around Some UK Estates”
Patients’ Sick Notes Eliminated In Pilot Scheme
GPs will no longer issue sick notes in some places under a new government trial aimed at overhauling the broken system. Some 11 million “fit notes” are issued each year under the current system, with more than nine in ten declaring the person not fit for work. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said in four areasContinue reading “Patients’ Sick Notes Eliminated In Pilot Scheme”
Criminals Ignore Community Service Sentences
Thousands of criminals are treating community service sentences as optional – by merely refusing to start or abandoning them. Ministry of Justice figures reveal courts in England and Wales issued 53,685 unpaid work orders in the year to March 2025 – yet 3,200 were never started, and a third failed to satisfy the required hours.Continue reading “Criminals Ignore Community Service Sentences”
The UK’s Broken” Asylum System
Shabana Mahmood has publicly said that she wants the UK to increase the number of refugees arriving through safe and legal routes, but only after Labour has overhauled what she calls the “broken” asylum system. Across numerous interviews — including Matt Forde’s Political Party podcast — Mahmood explained that her goal is to expand controlled,Continue reading “The UK’s Broken” Asylum System”
Anxiety And ADHD Are Workable, Says Tony Blair
Benefits claimants with anxiety, depression or back pain should have their handouts stopped, Tony Blair’s think tank has suggested. The former Prime Minister’s institute called for an “emergency handbrake,” warning that 1,000 working-age people are signing up for benefits every day, with the cost to the taxpayer set to hit £73 billion by the end of the decade. TheContinue reading “Anxiety And ADHD Are Workable, Says Tony Blair”
Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest Is Left ‘In Ruins’
Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest has been left ‘in ruins’ after bungling council contractors chopped down 30 protected trees. Residents were shocked to find the pine and oak trees had been mistakenly felled by contractors Foxstone Forestry, leaving them ‘in uproar’. The trees, located in the Intake Wood nature reserve, held a protected status, meaning itContinue reading “Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest Is Left ‘In Ruins’”
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