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Grand plans to level up have produced results – great art venues levelled to the ground

Under Arts Council England, the ‘win-win’ agenda has proved a losing one for some of the UK’s valued cultural organisations

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

Ex-PM Theresa May gets £2m for speeches, including £1m for just 70 hours of work

Former Tory leader Theresa May earns big bucks from speaking, as Boris Johnson makes £315,000 for a chat - but expert says there won't be much demand for Liz Truss after her disastrous time in office

Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022

Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater see off bid to oust them as Scottish Green leaders

SCOTTISH Green members have voted to allow Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater to continue as party leaders while holding ministerial posts.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 26, 2022

UK pension age could rise to 68 years much earlier than initially expected

Ministers are believed to be considering raising pensions' thresholds as soon the mid-2030s. This would see them rise to aged 67 by 2028 and to 68 the following year

Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022

NHS forced to spend £180m a year on ‘pointless’ visa charges

Exclusive: ‘Outrageous’ fees given to Home Office could pay salaries of 6,800 nurses, say Lib Dems

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022

Liberal leader Matthew Guy concedes defeat in Victorian election, party stalwarts lament 'disastrous result'

Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy concedes defeat in a state election result which has left the Liberal Party picking up the pieces after another crushing loss.

ABC News · Nov 26, 2022

Daniel Andrews vindicated in Victorian election that became a referendum on his pandemic response

Labor’s win lets its state leader reshape his legacy, with his third term allowing him to become the party’s longest-serving premier

The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2022

Victorian Liberal party left shellshocked after another heavy election defeat

Opposition leader Matthew Guy concedes the Coalition has ‘a lot of work to do’ after losing six of past seven elections

The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2022

‘Greenslide’: Victorian Greens celebrate election success while two teals in contention in knife-edge contests

Greens look likely to gain at least one seat and outperform expectations in a number of other electorates

The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2022

Eamon Ryan thinks 1 in 10 of us will vote for his Green Party in next election

“The transformation we seek will come from the bottom up"

Irish Mirror · Nov 26, 2022