Bond markets were sent into frenzy and the pound fell after the Chancellor’s tears in the Commons – drawing comparisons with the disorderly reaction to Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget. UK ten-year borrowing costs surged close to 4.7 per cent as Sir Keir Starmer declined to offer Rachel Reeves his support as she sat beside him at the Prime Minister’s questions.Continue reading “The Pound Plummets”
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The future of the Right is being shaped … in London’s most exclusive clubs
The future of Right-wing politics in Britain is being decided on the cigar terraces of Mayfair. As the opinion poll surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK shakes the foundations of the Conservatives, power-brokers from both parties are cutting deals and war-gaming defections on adjoining tables in the capital’s most salubrious salons. The Tories have been defined asContinue reading “The future of the Right is being shaped … in London’s most exclusive clubs”
The French Promise To Intercept Small Boats
French authorities have finally vowed to intercept small boats in Channel waters as figures show migrants reached Britain every four-and-a-half minutes last week. A new ‘maritime doctrine’ set to come into operation next month permits French police officers to block dinghy departures within 300 yards of the shoreline. Presently, they are barred from intercepting anyContinue reading “The French Promise To Intercept Small Boats”
A Private School Boy Is Turned Away By The NHS
An outraged mother has accused the NHS of ‘shocking discrimination’ after her eight-year-old son was denied vital treatment – just because he goes to private school. Tory MPs described the move as ‘morally indefensible’ and a manifestation of Labour’s ‘vile class war’, while the parent attacked the unjust ‘two-tier’ decision as a blatant breach of the health serviceContinue reading “A Private School Boy Is Turned Away By The NHS”
Angela Rayner Sees A Surge In Popularity
After calling for tax increases, Angela Rayner’s popularity among Labour members has skyrocketed. The leap in favourability for the Deputy Prime Minister followed a leaked memo in which she called on Rachel Reeves to raise £3 billion to £4 billion a year from the rich. She earned a huge 71-point approval rating, up from 46 points, onContinue reading “Angela Rayner Sees A Surge In Popularity”
More Pensioners Will Get Fuel Payments This Winter
Labour’s U-turn on fuel payments will happen in time for more pensioners to benefit this winter, it was announced – but not all retirees will have the handouts restored. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this morning that planned changes to the means-testing of winter fuel payments would be in place ahead of the colder months. ‘More people willContinue reading “More Pensioners Will Get Fuel Payments This Winter”
‘Deeply Dishonest’ Claims By Keir Starmer
For once Sir Keir Starmer was in tune with the mood of the country when he said he was ‘angry’ after more than 1,000 Channel migrants arrived over the weekend. But the Prime Minister was made to look foolish after being criticised for making ‘deeply dishonest’ claims about Labour’s record on small boats. Sir Keir boasted inContinue reading “‘Deeply Dishonest’ Claims By Keir Starmer”
First-Ever NHS Rich List Scandal
Hundreds of NHS executives are earning more than the Prime Minister, according to a report. Despite failing to reduce waiting lists, nearly 1,700 fat-cat bureaucrats at NHS trusts were each given more than £100,000 a year. With record sums already being poured in by taxpayers, the first-ever NHS Rich List found that 512 managers banked salariesContinue reading “First-Ever NHS Rich List Scandal”
The Race/Gender Gap Holds Back Over A Third Of White Men
More than a third of young white men in Britain worry they are losing out on promotions because of their race and gender, a new poll has shown. The survey by JL Partners found 36 percent of white men held concerns about being held back at work. It also found that two-fifths (41 percent) of whiteContinue reading “The Race/Gender Gap Holds Back Over A Third Of White Men”
Rayner Urges Rachel Reeves To Strip Middle-Class Child Benefits
Angela Rayner has encouraged Rachel Reeves to strip middle-class families of child benefits payments, it has been claimed. The Labour Deputy Prime Minister urged the treasury to ‘claw back’ the benefit from families where the highest earner’s annual earnings were between £50,000 and £80,000, The Telegraph first reported. If taken forward, the decision would undo an announcement by the Tories in March 2024 thatContinue reading “Rayner Urges Rachel Reeves To Strip Middle-Class Child Benefits”