George Osborne ‘to miss out on big windfall’ from sale of investment bank Former chancellor is now partner at Robey Warshaw but is expected to move to part-time role, report says The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025
Carlo Acutis: The ‘saint next door’ inspiring a new generation of Catholics The London-born computer prodigy will be canonised on Sunday The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025
Voices: So David Cameron, is this dead Syrian child one of the 'swarm' of migrants you fear so much? In a piece published on the day Alan Kurdi died, former columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown wrote that those who have decided not to care will not be moved - but this should be moment when Britain finally finds its compassion The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Queen Elizabeth II privately opposed Brexit, new book claims The claims are made in Power and the Palace, a forthcoming book by royal biographer Valentine Low Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025
Queen Elizabeth II was a Remainer, new book claims The late Queen allegedly said ‘It’s better to stick with the devil you know’ about staying in the European Union The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
'Really dangerous': Liberty chief blasts Labour over human rights law tinkering LABOUR’S tinkering with European human rights laws is “really dangerous”, according to the head of a leading civil liberties group. The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
‘If the people who ran Facebook were monsters, I wouldn’t have worked there’: Nick Clegg on tech bros, Trump and leaving Silicon Valley When Britain’s former deputy PM took a job at Meta, nothing could have prepared him for the ‘cloying conformity’ of the tech world. So why does he still think social media is a force for good? The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2025
Tina Fey offers advice to writers of Saturday Night Live UK It was announced in April that SNL creator Lorne Michaels would bring a British version of the long-running sketch comedy show to Sky. Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025
JD Vance in the Cotswolds Continues to Annoy Locals – 'Woke' Staff at Trendy Pub Allegedly Refuse to Serve Him US Vice-President JD Vance's Cotswolds holiday was upended by a staff mutiny that forced a Cotswolds pub to cancel his dinner booking, part of a week marked by protests, intrusive security, and satirical mockery. International Business Times UK · Aug 15, 2025
‘We don’t want him’: Dance Against Vance protest at US vice-president’s Cotswolds holiday About 100 people turn up for ‘not welcome’ party in Charlbury, Oxfordshire as Trump’s No 2 stays nearby The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025
Monarchists fume over Nicola Sturgeon remarks on late Queen and Prince William NICOLA Sturgeon is facing anger from her political opponents after taking aim at Prince William – and saying the late Queen Elizabeth loved… The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2025
Viral Ed Miliband superfan announces engagement to politician’s lookalike Thousands followed Abby Tomlinson’s social media account at the time of the 2015 general election The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
All the places JD Vance is going on his UK tour Here’s everything we know about the vice president’s UK tour: Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025 Nicola Sturgeon pans Daily Telegraph over 'Frenchgate' in memoir This week's Media Watch takes a look at what Nicola Sturgeon said about the Daily Telegraph and 'Frenchgate' in her new memoir Frankly.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025 JD Vance’s holiday brings ‘circus’ of road closures and police patrols to sleepy Cotswolds village Residents in the vicinity of the 6-acre site have described road blocks coming into place as the US vice president spends time in their village
The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2025 As Ian Blackford considers a return, it's time to look at political comebacks Ian Blackford is considering following in the footsteps of John Swinney in making a political comeback after some time away from the limelight. But…
The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2025 'I stand by my words': Scottish councillor suspended for 'serious' comments Aberdeen councillor Jennifer Stewart has been suspended for four months after she was found to have made “serious” comments towards the Lord…
Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025 Threats and intimidation stalling top ICC prosecutor’s Israel case: Report Report says Karim Khan ‘privately threatened’ by then-Foreign Secretary David Cameron with UK’s withdrawal from court.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025 How a VIP contract introduced by Tory peer left government owed £24m DHSC rejected as ‘unusable’ PPE supplied by company linked to Lord Chadlington, which later went bust
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025 Voices: I’m against votes at 16, but this is how I could be persuaded COMMENT: There are good reasons for reducing the voting age – why doesn’t Labour use them, asks John Rentoul
Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2025 Danny Dyer labels Keir Starmer a ‘non-entity’ The actor questioned why working-class people were not in a position of power and said ‘nobody in politics is likeable’.
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025 Former Tory Cabinet minister David Jones joins Reform UK David Jones, who served as Welsh secretary under David Cameron between 2012 and 2014, announced he was joining Nigel Farage’s party on Monday.
Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025 Tory ex-cabinet minister David Jones joins Reform UK David Jones, who served as Welsh secretary under David Cameron between 2012 and 2014, announced he was joining Nigel Farage’s party on Monday.
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for governing party since 1990s The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives.