Polanski insists Starmer should resign over Mandelson scandal Zack Polanksi said Keir Starmer appointing Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US was a ‘catastrophic level of misjudgment’ The Independent UK · Feb 7
Green leader Polanski calls for Starmer to quit over Mandelson scandal Zack Polanski said the Peter Mandelson scandal had damaged trust in politics. Evening Standard · Feb 7
‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution? The Guardian - UK · Feb 7
What next for embattled Starmer after Mandelson scandal? Sir Keir Starmer’s grip on power looks increasingly shaky after the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson led to questions on his judgment. Evening Standard · Feb 6
Bad and getting worse: for students like me, the loan system is the disaster that never ends The current situation in England and Wales is akin to generational warfare – Martin Lewis is right when he takes ministers to task, says student Rohan Sathyamoorthy The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Labour made four big errors in its Caerphilly byelection defeat. Here’s how to avoid them in Gorton and Denton In Wales, Plaid Cymru sailed through as the anti-Reform party, at Labour’s expense. Unless lessons are learned, the Greens could do the same, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Farage targets by-election with second constituency visit in a week Mr Farage opened the campaign offices for Reform UK in Denton, alongside his party’s candidate Matt Goodwin. Evening Standard · Feb 5
Donors gave $131m before Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is included The Guardian - AU · Feb 5
Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’ The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure system The Guardian - AU · Feb 5
Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 5
Zack Polanski: The Labour party have been corporate captured. They’re doing the things they’ve been told to do Green leader Zack Polanski is taking the fight to Labour with his brand of eco-populism — but while he’s riding high in the polls, do his economic policies really stack up? Evening Standard · Feb 5
The Green surge shows UK politics has reached a turning point – and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
European Parliament unfreezes EU-US trade deal EU lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to resume enforcement of the EU-US trade deal. Talks will continue over how the agreement could be suspended in the future, but MEPs could vote on the deal as early as March. Euronews · Feb 4
Could Labour lose Gorton and Denton? New polling puts Greens ahead for first time Pollsters are offering mixed predictions of the final result The Independent UK · Feb 4
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4 If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The Conversation · Feb 3 Why preferential voting is superior to first past the post The South Australian state election will be held on March 21. Preferential voting will be used to elect members for all 47 single-member lower house seats. This is the same system as used for federal House of Representatives elections.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 3 Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby Australians for Prosperity received most of its funding last financial year from Coal Australia, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3 Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm The Greens are buoyant as Labour struggles. After shredding any semblance of a progressive agenda, fear of Reform is all the PM’s party has left, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Pedestrian.tv · Feb 3 Rent, Mortgages, Groceries: How Today’s RBA Rate Hike Hits Young Aussies A new RBA rate hike is set to push up mortgages. We explain what the decision actually means for young Australians.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2 Political parties receive more than $138m in ‘dark money’ before new donation rules begin Labor, Liberals and the Greens given tens of millions of dollars each from undisclosed sources, analysis shows
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2 Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, political donations data shows Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat
AAP · Feb 1 Major parties spend big but Clive Palmer goes larger Billionaires bet big on major parties at the federal poll but the standout spender was Clive Palmer, despite failing to get any of his candidates elected.
Evening Standard · Feb 1 Zack Polanski challenges Nigel Farage to showdown debate as Greens get early boost in Gorton by-election But Labour accused the Green leader of ‘chickening out’ of being his party’s contender in the crunch by-election
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1 Democrat slams US justice department’s release of Epstein files: ‘we are witnessing a full-blown coverup’ – as it happened Jamie Raskin tells CNN Democrats will seek unredacted version of Jeffrey Epstein files after 3m pages released last week
The Guardian - AU · Jan 31 NSW Greens to move bill to let councils better regulate berry industry as it continues rapid expansion Residents and local authorities are worried about environmental hazards and land devaluation as minister says excess regulations may hinder modern farming practices