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OPINION - The public has no idea how governments spend money

I'm generally in favour of mild ignorance. A nation where the average citizen takes an obsessive interest in politics sounds exhausting best, dystopian at worst. Voters are busy people with children to shepherd and TV shows to stream. This is why they elect politicians and hope that structures are in…

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

‘Make Britain vaguely civilised again’? Sounds great – but not the way this Tory MP would do it, thanks

Neil O’Brien’s simplistic plan isn’t really about antisocial behaviour. It’s a litany of rightwing gripes aimed at human rights, says writer and broadcaster Anne Perkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

John Swinney gives statement amid row over Nicola Sturgeon probe legal advice

FIRST Minister John Swinney has given a statement to Holyrood after the Scottish Government published legal advice relating to the independent…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

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Hunt accused of trying to ‘blame the referee’ over OBR ‘black hole’ review

Tory former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has written to the UK’s top civil servant about an Office for Budget Responsibility review of his spending plans.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Budget 2024: Commons clash on 'higher mortgage rates' from Labour's Rachel Reeves borrowing billions to invest

The Chancellor is expected in the Budget on Wednesday to ease her debt fiscal rules to borrow some £20 billion extra to fund transport and other infrastructure projects

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Calls for unity as Conservative leadership election draws to a close

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have entered the final few days of campaigning.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

OPINION - Nimco Ali: It has to be Kemi Badenoch for Tory leader, not lobotomised, hard-Right Robert Jenrick

I have known Kemi Badenoch for a while — I met her at an Evening Standard event in 2017 — and the picture we took at that event recently popped up on my social media memories and I took a moment to think: could I ever have imagined that seven…

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

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Reeves hints at business rates reforms but declines to rule out fuel duty hike

The Chancellor also faced calls to reverse a cut to the winter fuel payment.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Labour MP 'punched man after row about fuel payments and bridge closure'

A SUSPENDED Labour MP who was allegedly caught on camera punching a man to the ground did so after an argument about the Winter Fuel Payment,…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

Trott: Labour delivering greatest hits of government mistakes ahead of Budget

Conservative MP Laura Trott suggested Labour was ‘taking lessons from the worst bits of our record’ in its opening days in power.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Budget fiasco sees Labour's conduct compared with Tory partygate lies

LABOUR’S disregard for parliamentary rules by announcing parts of their Budget to American news channels is comparable to Boris Johnson lying…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

Jeremy Hunt calls on government not to release OBR review into his spending plans

Former chancellor accuses Rachel Reeves of politicising Office for Budget Responsibility by release on budget day

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Alex Salmond remembered as ‘outstanding’ politician and ‘dear friend’ at funeral

The former Scottish first minister died suddenly after delivering a speech in Macedonia earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Pay for 800,000 freelancers could be hit if employers’ tax rises in Budget, experts say

Chancellor is understood to be considering the move as part of her plans to raise money to bail out Britain’s battered public services

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

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Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Budget 2024: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in growing clash with Commons Speaker over major economic news

Ms Reeves announced in Washington that she was changing the Government’s key fiscal rules

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Conservatives call on Government to ‘think again’ on winter fuel payment

Tories gathered in Westminster on Tuesday, ahead of handing in a petition to the Treasury, a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Ex-Tory MP reprimanded for ‘brazen’ sexual misconduct

Parliamentary watchdog rules that Aaron Bell ‘abused his position of power’ by touching woman in Commons bar

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Ex Tory whip Aaron Bell committed 'serious sexual misconduct' on young woman in Commons bar

Former Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Aaron Bell was reprimanded for ‘brazen and drunken’ sexual misconduct

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

'Sh***': How one Labour-voting area feels about the new UK Government

“I REGRET voting for them now." That was the response of one Rutherglen resident when asked about their view of the new Labour Government so…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

Labour to snatch more than £4000 from 45,000 'vulnerable' Scots, analysis shows

LABOUR’S benefits cuts will snatch as much as £4681 per year from around 45,000 Scots, new analysis has found ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

SNP not given place on Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee

THE SNP have not been given a seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster ...

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Former British colonies owe ‘debt of gratitude’, says Robert Jenrick

Tory leadership candidate wades into reparations debate, arguing empire brought democratic institutions

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Patients will still be waiting on hospital trolleys this winter but delays to 'tumble,' says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary said waiting lists would be millions lower by the next general election expected in 2029

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

TfL backtracks after 'banning' Greenpeace tax the rich advert ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget

Greenpeace was told it needed the Chancellor’s permission to use her in adverts calling for a wealth tax

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024

How the poll tax paved the way for council tax – and Margaret Thatcher's downfall

CONSIDER for a second if the Scottish Government introduced a replacement for council tax that was so unpopular it led to riots across the country…

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