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‘Fuelled by anger’: politics loom larger than ever at Edinburgh fringe

Scandals, an outgoing PM and a Tory leadership race – comics seeking material are spoilt for choice

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

Can Sunak catch up with Truss in race for Downing Street?

One month before the new Conservative leader and British prime minister is announced on September 5, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has a commanding lead over ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak among the Tory Party members who decide the outcome – having framed the economic policy debate to her advantage amid an acute…

France 24 · Aug 5, 2022

Interactive map reveals most famous people from every area of Scotland

THE most famous people from across Scotland have been revealed, according to a new interactive map.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2022

Adam Smith: Separating the myth from fact - and why his Scots university beat Oxford

AS a toddler, Adam Smith, was apparently kidnapped by gypsies and needed a horseback rescue from Fife’s deep woods by his uncle with a posse of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 1, 2022

Keir Starmer urged not to abandon pledge to abolish House of Lords

Exclusive: Gordon Brown warns plans to flood upper chamber with dozens of Tory peers proves urgent need for reform

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022

Boris Johnson is planning to fill the Lords with his cronies and legitimise bribery

The honours system is rife with abuse and a paper by Lynton Crosby’s firm suggesting ‘rewards’ for compliant peers proves it, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022

‘Gloves are off’: what the papers say about the Tory leadership TV debate

Tax cuts and recession fears among the front page topics as the fight between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss intensifies in first televised debate

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2022

Truss accuses Sunak of 'Project Fear' and likens him to Gordon Brown in tense BBC debate

The Foreign Secretary and former chancellor went head to head on Monday night in front of a live audience, with Sunak repeatedly talking over Truss

The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2022

Keir Starmer asks Gordon Brown for help with 'distinctly British' economy plans

BEING “distinctively British” is one of the five core principles which will guide a Labour government in growing the economy, Keir Starmer…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2022

UK Government needs to act on soaring inflation, says ex-PM Gordon Brown

As the Office for National Statistics announces that inflation has hit 9.4% the former Prime Minister, together with social policy expert Donald Hirsch, says that more action is needed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Record · Jul 21, 2022