How a disastrous Tory policy blew up the housing market George Osborne’s help to buy cost billions, pushed up prices, did almost nothing for new buyers – but made house builders a lot of money The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Brian and Maggie: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know Brian and Maggie on Channel 4 features Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter as TV interviewer Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. WhatToWatch · Jun 19, 2024
Thatcherism, austerity, Brexit, Liz Truss... goodbye and good riddance to all that For 45 years, Britain has been blighted by Conservative ideologies that promised a path to prosperity, but achieved nothing of the sort The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Brexit, oil and bombs: The words that have defined UK elections since 1945 Guardian analysis of messaging in post-war Tory and Labour manifestos reveals shifting political focus The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Playwright James Graham: ‘We’re still living in Thatcher’s country’ As his stage adaptation of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ transfers from the National to the West End, Britain’s leading political playwright – and busiest writer in the country – talks politics, football, Harvey Weinstein and work addiction with Ellie Harrison The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024
Campaigners rally on Battle of Orgreave anniversary as Labour promises inquiry Sheffield demonstration comes 40 years after notorious police action against striking miners The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
Drill into the policy, ignore the puffery: this is a Starmer manifesto more than a Labour one The comparator isn’t any other Labour leader – it’s the Tory Edward Heath, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
The best podcasts of 2024 so far From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the year The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Labour manifesto admits Covid corruption tsar may raise no money at all After initially promising a Covid corruption tsar would raise billions, Labour appears to have admitted the figure may raise no money at all The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
6 new podcasts to listen to this week These are our top podcast picks. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Pensions, taxes, immigration: What's actually in the Tory manifesto? RISHI Sunak set out plans for major tax cuts as he invoked Margaret Thatcher at the launch of the Tory manifesto – as he bids to get the… The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s appeal to the right of the Tory party as he pledges tax cuts in manifesto Labour’s Keir Starmer accused Mr Sunak of producing a document ‘where anything you want can go in it. None of it is costed.’ The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024
‘I’m blessed. I’m still here’: ex-MP Patrick Duffy, 103, publishes memoirs Oldest surviving MP can clearly recall the 1926 general strike, part of his long and immensely eventful life The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
British Prime Minister's D-Day Commemoration Controversy British PM Rishi Sunak's early exit from D-Day events sparks controversy, impacting election campaign. Top News · Jun 8, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024 General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in…Finchley and Golders Green? Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024 Take a look inside Keir Starmer's private jet It’s not as glamorous as you’d think
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024 Salman Rushdie recalls ‘touchy-feely’ interaction with ‘auntie-like’ Margaret Thatcher Author reminsced on ‘auntie-like’ quality of the late former prime minister, nicknamed ‘The Iron Lady’
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024 UK politics: Diane Abbott free to stand as a Labour candidate, says Starmer – as it happened Latest from campaign trail sees leader of the opposition head to Scotland, after his visit to Wales
TechRadar · May 30, 2024 Call of Duty Black Ops 6 - everything you need to know now it's out Everything you need to know about Black Ops 6 so far, including a look at gameplay, story and the changes to Warzone.
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024 The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison review – neoliberalism’s ascent An incisive analysis of how the controversial ideology has permeated modern life
The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2024 'Beggars belief': Keir Starmer calls himself a 'progressive socialist' KEIR Starmer has been slammed after describing himself as a “socialist” and a “progressive” ...
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024 Ignoring Brexit will make election most dishonest in modern times – Heseltine Former deputy prime minister says discussion of Europe ‘no-go area’ for Labour and Conservatives
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024 Harriet Harman: ‘Sunak thinks the economy is going to get worse. Otherwise he would wait’ The Labour veteran entered the commons as one of only 21 women, then spent years fighting for a seat at the table. She discusses sexism, backlash and power as she prepares to leave parliament
Evening Standard · May 25, 2024 Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints Rachel Reeves made a Thatcher-style commitment to ‘sound money’ while Jeremy Hunt dangled the prospect of further tax cuts as campaigning continues.
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 Rishi’s own goal: six classic football gaffes by prime ministers – and what they reveal This week, Rishi Sunak put his foot in it while talking to fans in Wales. He certainly isn’t the first PM to make a mistake when talking about the beautiful game ...