Anybody who is a Corbyn fan is really refreshing, and when people say it straight rather than in a half-apologetic whisper, it does make me smile, because Corbyn’s politics reverberate with some people who are tired of managerialism, triangulation, and the sense that Westminster treats real-world suffering as an abstract policy puzzle rather than somethingContinue reading “I Am Proud To Say I’m A Corbyn Fan. I Agree With His Policies, Beliefs, And Style”
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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”
Andy Burnham’s Labour Coup ‘On A Knife-Edge’
Andy Burnham’s prospects in the Makerfield by‑election are genuinely knife‑edge, with the latest constituency polling revealing an incredibly tight race between Labour and Reform UK. The first Survation poll (18–22 May, N=369) puts Burnham on 43 per cent and Reform’s Robert Kenyon on 40 per cent, well within the ±5.1‑point margin of error. Reform’s localContinue reading “Andy Burnham’s Labour Coup ‘On A Knife-Edge’”
Inside The Life Of Wes Streeting, From Mum Born In Jail To Fixing The NHS
Wes Streeting’s life story is unusually stark for a senior British politician: a childhood shaped by deprivation, criminality, and even a mother born in prison, followed by a rapid climb to the top of government and a central role in attempts to improve the NHS. Streeting grew up in a council flat in London’s EastContinue reading “Inside The Life Of Wes Streeting, From Mum Born In Jail To Fixing The NHS”
‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’
It appears that Keir Starmer’s prospects of leading his party into the next election are dwindling due to growing calls for his resignation. Additionally, social media users are responding to Sir Keir’s premiership collapsing by posting several humorous memes that mock the circumstance. Some likened his situation to the Black Knight from Monty Python, aContinue reading “‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’”
Nigel Farage Reveals His Home Was Firebombed
Arsonists targeted Nigel Farage by pushing a firebomb through the letterbox of his home, the Reform Party leader has revealed. Farage, 62, said the petrol bomb fortunately burnt out before causing any significant damage during the incident last year. He has marked the event as an ‘outright arson attempt’. Farage recalled how the attack, which came at the beginningContinue reading “Nigel Farage Reveals His Home Was Firebombed”
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”
Antisemitism Versus Jeremy Corbyn
I need to remain within clear boundaries here because I can’t say whether Jeremy Corbyn would make a better prime minister, since he never became one, and, of course, people view him differently. I believe he has good leadership skills. He’s indeed a man who challenges things, and he’s not a ‘yes’ man. He placesContinue reading “Antisemitism Versus Jeremy Corbyn”
Dover Gets 6,000 Channel Crossings This Year
More than 600 small boat migrants reached the UK yesterday, pushing this year’s running total past the 6,000 mark. On Saturday, Border Force ships picked up nine boatloads of migrants in the middle of the Channel and brought them onshore at the Port of Dover. The Home Office confirmed there were 602 arrivals – the second-highest dailyContinue reading “Dover Gets 6,000 Channel Crossings This Year”
Labour MP Who Wants Britain To Have A ‘Summer Of Sex’
A Labour MP who wants Britain to have a ‘summer of sex’ has endorsed a porn site that appears to be breaching current pornography laws, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Samantha Niblett – who wants to have a sex toys exhibition inside Parliament – has publicly backed an adult site called MakeLoveNotPorn (MLNP), which claims toContinue reading “Labour MP Who Wants Britain To Have A ‘Summer Of Sex’”
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