The Latest Breaking News from Ian Cooper

Train crash could have been avoided if driver had used emergency system – report

The driver stated it had ‘not occurred to them’ to use their train’s manually operated sander, according to the report.

Evening Standard · Jun 17

Show some gratitude, people – Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform for our benefit, apparently

The current crop of politicians are constantly telling us they don’t have to be doing this. Aren’t we lucky, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13

Pressure on Farage to sack ‘racist’ Reform candidate as he doubles down on claim Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean

‘Farage's refusal to take action against racism in his party shows what a dark place he's dragging politics to,’ says Labour Party chair as Reform’s Hampshire mayor candidate praises Enoch Powell

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025

Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Reform council leader defends party colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’

Staffordshire County councillor Peter Mason apologised for the posts on X, written before he was elected in May

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

OPINION - Come back corporate Pride — we didn’t know how good we had it

Pride is traditionally the time for queers to be messy and text our most toxic exes, but there’s only one I want back in my DMs this year: corporate sponsors.

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

“It’s a strange thing to look back on – they were such difficult, miserable times”: Big Big Train once hated 2002 album Bard. But the dark secret has become a rare gem

In the process of remastering it for a limited edition, friendships were rekindled, music was re-evaluated, and the band’s current line-up demonstrated what the quarter-century journey had been all about

Louder · May 26, 2025

When should I buy life insurance and is it worth it?

Life insurance isn’t the most exciting topic to discuss around the table but it is important to know about.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Exclusive Big Big Train Bard bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now

Get an exclusive Big Big Train Bard t-shirt, a signed lyric sheet and art print with our limited edition Big Big Train bundle. Details here...

Louder · Apr 11, 2025

Who is Mike Amesbury? Former Labour politician's prison sentence suspended on appeal

The Runcorn and Helsby MP served in a number of frontbench positions between 2018 and 2023 under Sir Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025