Tory grandee Norman Tebbit dies aged 94 The former Cabinet minister played key roles during Margaret Thatcher’s time in office. Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025
Steve Coogan claims Keir Starmer’s Labour will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK ‘Alan Partridge’ star claimed Labour are ‘putting Band-Aids on the gash in the side of the Titanic’ The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025
The Kneecap paradox that shows Sir David Murray is right about Scotland's politicians The Kneecap paradox which shows that former Rangers owner Sir David Murray is bang on the money about Scotland's politicians and sectarianism. The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2025
‘An unjust transition’? Teesside locals divided over net zero after deindustrialisation In the third in a series, the Guardian hears how Reform UK is targeting voters over green policies – which business says are bringing new jobs to the area The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025
From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried? Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
In Pictures: Tearful politicians showing their sensitive side Rachel Reeves became tearful during PMQs on Wednesday, but she’s far from the first politician to cry over the years. Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
For all the errors and crises, the blight on Starmer’s first year is still the lack of vision Prime ministers have recovered from bad starts. But unless Starmer can articulate an idea of the Britain he wants, the public – and his party – may desert him, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · 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. Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
Voices: Has Kemi Badenoch finally shown the killer instinct to save her as Tory leader? COMMENT: Her filleting of Starmer and Reeves in the Commons is arguably her biggest success since becoming opposition leader. It could silence complaints by her Conservative critics that she lacks the ruthless skills needed to become prime minister, writes Simon Walters. The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Steve Coogan says he now ‘admires’ Margaret Thatcher because of Keir Starmer’s politics ‘I never thought I’d say that,’ Alan Partridge star admitted The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Voices: Is this the end of your ISA? Not necessarily… COMMENT : Despite their popularity, cash ISAs offer dismal returns, says James Moore. For once, Rachel Reeves may be right to slash the annual allowance and steer savers to riskier investments The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025
Queen Elizabeth Had a Surprising Favorite Household Chore That You'll Never See Coming "I'm not making this up," a former prime minister said of the late Queen's normal-person habit. Marie Claire · Jun 30, 2025
Coup for Nigel Farage as former Tory leader of Margaret Thatcher's London council defects to Reform Dan Thomas quits with swipe at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025
One way or another, it’s time to stick up for Keir Starmer and the art of the big, fat U-turn As with so many things, Margaret Thatcher is to blame for making the obstinacy brand a given in our politics. It hasn’t done us any good, says writer and autor Stefan Stern The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025 ‘Unless you see it, you can’t believe how bad it is’: the peer demanding a minister for porn We’ve got into a mess with extreme content because nobody wants to talk about pornography, says Gabby Bertin
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025 Voices: Keir Starmer accidentally admits his first year has been a failure COMMENT: The prime minister said his party’s biggest mistake is that ‘we haven’t always told our story as well as we should’ – an attempt to minimise a problem that is fundamental, argues John Rentoul
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2025 ‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlands In the first in a series, the Guardian maps out the rise in support for Farage and how parties are targeting the UK’s deindustrialised areas
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025 The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that History tells us attacks on migrants are a predictable result of political failings, distorted media coverage and far-right opportunism, says Lanre Bakare, an arts and culture correspondent for the Guardian
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025 Theatrical hitmaker Justin Martin on Prima Facie’s follow-up: ‘It wrestles with how to bring up boys’ The director of Jodie Comer’s tour de force is now staging Inter Alia, another legal drama by Suzie Miller. He talks about steering Stranger Things: The First Shadow, resisting the classics and his double act with Stephen Daldry
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2025 Shifty review – Adam Curtis’s new show is an utter rarity: stylish, intelligent TV with something to say The celebrated documentarian’s five-part series charts the decline of Britain’s democracy with a witty, kaleidoscopic selection of archive footage. It begins, of course, with Margaret Thatcher
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025 Thatcher, Farage and toe-sucking: Adam Curtis on how Britain came to the brink of civil war Chaos, distrust and so many sex scandals … Ahead of his epic new series Shifty, the great documentarian charts the UK’s slide towards Whitehall’s worst nightmare
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Kemi Badenoch admits she is still learning how to lead the Tories: ‘It takes a while’ Conservative Party leader likens herself to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron as she says it takes time to get to grips with the role
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025 Reeves hits back at spending review critics claiming ‘my choices are Labour choices’ Exclusive: As a cabinet civil war heats up over her spending review, Rachel Reeves has written for The Independent defending her motivations and choices as chancellor
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025 MP repeats calls for inquiry into British role in 1984 storming of Golden Temple Speaking in the House of Commons, Warinder Juss pressed for an ‘independent, judge-led public inquiry, to get to the bottom of what happened’.
The Conversation · Jun 3, 2025 Why do some people need less sleep than others? A gene variation could have something to do with it Have you ever noticed how some people bounce out of bed after just a few hours of sleep, while others can barely function without a solid eight hours?