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Liz Truss' PopCon and the UK's strangest (yet powerful) think tanks

Now that Liz Truss has launched her PopCon ‘movement’, it is worth looking at other non-governmental organisations ‘helping’ the parties with policy advise and research — just what are these think tanks up to?

Evening Standard

To get to net zero, we may have to sell off the UK’s future

The cost of decarbonising is vast. Something like the privatisations of the 80s may be needed to raise enough funds

The Guardian - UK

The Crown Season 6 Part 2 on Netflix review: Wills, Harry and co bow out with a last few royal rumbles

The younger royals are a poor substitute for some titans of the 20th century, but Peter Morgan has managed to pull off a decent ending to this saga

Evening Standard

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The best politics books of 2023

Rory Stewart’s bridge-burning memoir; the rise and demise of Liz Truss; and what Trump’s aide saw at the White House

The Guardian - UK

Frankie, a rat and rows in I'm A Celeb 2023 last night: episode 4 recap

I'm A Celebrity 2023 episode 4 recap: Nella Rose has a fiery debate with Nigel Farage.

WhatToWatch

Israel is clear about its intentions in Gaza – world leaders cannot plead ignorance of what is coming

The UN is warning of a ‘risk of genocide’ against Palestinians. Future pleas of ‘If I knew then what I know now’ will not cut it, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

I will never leave Labour – but my new membership card makes me uneasy

There is now a union flag on one side, and a call to put ‘country first’ on the other. Does this really give anyone a lovely, warm, modern vibe, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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Lord Clark calls for freedom of information review after data breaches

Leading author of FoI Act says system weakened by government and civil servants’ resistance to openness

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer’s journey continues — he has now been blessed by Tony Blair

Yesterday I found myself at the big Tony Blair Institute conference, AKA Blairstock. It’s like Glastonbury for centrist nerds but with better loos. And the only drugs anyone was on were high-functioning ashwagandha supplements.

Evening Standard

'Fortune favours the bold and Starmer must know he'll never be forgiven if Labour lose'

Haunted by ghosts of Neil Kinnock in 1992 and Ed Miliband in 2010, defeat snatched from the jaws of victory is the nightmare of increasingly optimistic Labour Shadow Cabinet Ministers

Daily Mirror

Keegan Bradley Survives Late Wobble To Win Travelers Championship

The hometown hero set a new tournament record to win by three at TPC River Highlands

Golf Monthly

Glenda Jackson obituary: Oscar winner who spent 23 years as a Labour MP

Fearless, sharply intelligent and sometimes caustic, Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87, “had a career unmatched by any of her contemporaries”, said Michael Billington in The Guardian. From 1957, she enjoyed huge success on film (she won two Oscars) and on stage; then, in 1992, she gave it all…

The Week

New sea lion pup makes landmark arrival at Blair Drummond

Otis is the first Californian sea lion pup to be born in Scotland for two decades.

Daily Record

Doctors did all they could to save biker dad fatally injured on final lap of sport he loved

Glasgow motorbike shop owner Chris Adams passed away in hospital two days after being thrown from his bike at Knockhill Racing Circuit leaving his family and friends heartbroken.

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Edinburgh Live

Biker who lost life at Knockhill Circuit suffered brain injury on last lap

Chris Adams tragically died after he came off of his bike during his last lap of the Knockhill Racing Circuit on May 19. Paramedics tried to save him but he lost his life two days later.

Daily Mirror

'We live on one of UK's prettiest streets - tourists taking selfies do our heads in'

Locals say it feels like they're living in a giant fishbowl with people peering in but with most visitors very respectful, the social media hot-spot is only growing in popularity

The Guardian - UK

Why Labour must heed the clamour for change

Letters: Keir Starmer should be bolder in setting out Labour’s vision for power, says David Reed. Plus letters from Les Bright and Howard B Broughton

The National (Scotland)

'Just Tory clones': Labour slammed for stance on anti-protest legislation

THE Labour Party have been slammed after one of their senior MPs said the party would not repeal anti-protest legislation if they form a government.

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Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: April 30, 1789

4/30/1789: President Washington's inauguration. He would appoint eleven members to the Supreme Court: Chief Justices Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth, and Justices Wilson, Blair, Cushing, Rutledge, Iredell, Johnson, Paterson, and Chase.

Daily Record

15 beautiful Scottish names and what they mean from Bonnie to Lachlann

There is no shortage of amazing Scottish names out there, and whether you are looking to choose one, or simply interested in learning more, here are 15 beautiful Scots names and their origins.

The Week

Good Friday Agreement at 25: how did it happen and is it at risk?

Monday marks 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended the sectarian violence and political conflict in Northern Ireland, known as “The Troubles”, which had claimed thousands of lives over the previous 30 years.

Manchester Evening News

"I threw this on in a rush": Manchester's best dressed rock Asos, H&M, Zara

Manchester is undoubtedly home to some of the most fun-loving fashionistas in the world

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice: The Union is in trouble and indyref2 WILL happen

POLLING expert Sir John Curtice has argued that another independence referendum will happen – because “the Union is in trouble”.

The Conversation

Perrottet's child trust fund policy dusts off an idea last tried by UK Labour

The “Kids Future Fund” promised by NSW’s Premier Dominic Perrottet if his government is re-elected on March 25 is an idea discussed by social policy experts since the 1990s but rarely embraced by politicians.

The National (Scotland)

Jamie Maxwell: Keir Starmer is no white knight for broken Britain

A RECENT controversy provides insight into the strategy and leadership style of Keir Starmer.

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