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Mel Stride promises the Tories won’t repeat the mistakes of Liz Truss – except they already have

It’s a mistake to think that, when it comes to the UK economy, the Conservatives have always been seen by British voters as a safer pair of hands than Labour. But, notwithstanding the damaging austerity imposed on the country by David Cameron’s chancellor, George Osborne, it was, by and large,…

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2025

The Guardian view on regenerating neighbourhoods: levelling up was a good idea, Labour should reclaim it

Editorial: ‘Left-behind’ places have not had much attention since last year’s election. Now their champions are fighting back

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025

Hubris, crisis and scandal: how the NatWest ‘soap opera’ unfolded

From Fred ‘the Shred’ Goodwin to Nigel Farage ousting the CEO, it’s been a bumpy ride for the now-privatised banking group, formerly RBS

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025

Voices: Angela Rayner is the Gordon Brown of this government

COMMENT: The deputy prime minister is serious about her ambition but, like Brown, she will have to wait, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK · May 24, 2025

The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time

The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can he, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

Will more pensioners get fuel payments next winter?

It has been suggested pensioners could have to wait for more than a year to have the payment reinstated

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Swinney: Eradicating child poverty ‘ever more difficult’ because of Labour

The First Minister said he could not ‘fathom’ how Labour lived with itself after making billions in cuts to the benefits budget.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Fred Reid obituary

Other lives: Historian at Warwick University and campaigner for visually impaired people

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Gordon Brown lodges new criminal complaint against Murdoch media empire

FORMER UK prime minister Gordon Brown has lodged a new complaint to police against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2025

Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire

Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate him

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2025