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Twenty years after section 28 repeal, lessons still need to be learned from UK's homophobic law

November 18 2023 marks the 20 year anniversary of the repeal of section 28 in England and Wales. This law silenced any discussion of lesbian and gay matters in schools, and was law for 15 years between 1988 and 2003. It stated that local authorities: “shall not … promote the…

The Conversation

Meryl Streep's 32 greatest movie moments

No one can do what Meryl Streep does

Total Film

Argentina’s far-right Milei angers Falklands veterans with Thatcher praise

Presidential candidate calls former UK prime minister one of ‘the great leaders in the history of humanity’ during debate

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‘That’s it, isn’t it?’ Top Tory pressed on how it feels to lose ad agency that got Thatcher into power

Armed forces minister James Heappey said the public is not interested in ‘who’s backing who’, insisting the government is focused on ‘delivery’

The Independent UK

Boss of ad agency that helped Thatcher win attacks ‘cruel’ Tories – and says Starmer will be PM

Exclusive: Saatchi & Saatchi chief says Britain ‘needs saving from five more years of stagnation, cruelty and despair’ – but adds that Keir Starmer must prove he can be an effective leader

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves: I was influenced by Margaret Thatcher

The Labour politician and shadow chancellor of the exchequer said it would be ‘foolish not to recognise’ Thatcher’s influence on a generation of women

The Independent UK

From right to buy to housing crisis: how home ownership killed Britain’s property dream

Margaret Thatcher’s ‘property-owning democracy’ project drove a mass sell-off of social housing. After more than 40 years of soaring prices and growing inequality, is it time to change course?

The Guardian - UK

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Why are so many female voters undecided? Labour can engage them with policies, not politics

Rachel Reeves’ plans would benefit women all over the country - commmunicating them properly will be key, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Fellow Travelers on Paramount+: this gay love story left me genuinely grateful to have gone on this journey

Spanning decades, this glossy series fills the gaps left in our gay history education

Evening Standard

Cameron Mackintosh dedicates theatre performance to Haydn Gwynne

The actress, who has died aged 66, had to withdraw from the show last month due to ‘personal circumstances’

Evening Standard

Helen Mirren remembers ‘dedicated actress’ Haydn Gwynne as ‘funny and serious’

The star of stage and screen died on Friday.

The Independent UK

Tory grandees gather to pay tribute to Lord Lawson

The former chancellor’s daughter, TV cook Nigella Lawson, was joined by senior Conservatives at the service of thanksgiving for her father.

The Independent UK

The Reckoning: the horrendous true story behind the Jimmy Savile case, now being dramatised by the BBC

The prolific paedophile and predator is played by Steve Coogan in the shocking TV series; this is the real story of the disgraced presenter’s life and crimes, and how they eventually came to light

Evening Standard

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember: Hacker and Sir Humphrey’s last hurrah

Jonathan Lynn’s new play finds the political double act in their 80s, in a suitable final chapter to a magnificent comic project

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OPINION - Floundering Britain needs a radical PM — can that be Keir Starmer?

Labour’s conference in Liverpool, almost certainly its last such annual gathering before the general election, has been anchored by Sir Keir Starmer’s promise today of a “decade of national renewal”. Inevitably, however, the domestic policy pledges made by the Labour leader and his colleagues have been overshadowed by the horrendous…

Evening Standard

What does nationalising energy mean?

Labour faces calls from party faithful to follow through on original plan for nationalisation

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tough talking Rachel Reeves is channelling Margaret Thatcher’s image

Ready, steady and go for the shadow chancellor: Rachel Reeves took to the stage in Liverpool in sombre navy trouser suit, a stern figure with glossy helmet of hair. Her message was that Labour, the old party of tax and spend, had been reborn as bearer of a “war on…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves echoes Margaret Thatcher in Labour party conference speech

Rachel Reeves echoed Margaret Thatcher as she vowed to go after those who profited from the “carnival of waste” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves echoes Thatcher as she vows to recover money lost to fraud during pandemic

She said a Labour government would appoint a ‘Covid corruption commissioner’ to ‘chase down those who have ripped off the taxpayer’.

The Guardian - UK

The Reckoning first look – this Jimmy Savile drama contains some of TV’s most shocking scenes

Steve Coogan’s take on the serial sex offender is astonishingly spooky. But questions remain as to whether it should have been made – and whether the BBC has given itself too easy a ride

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton is the exploding fire hydrant of politics, pushing his party to the angry fringes and electoral oblivion

Anger and aggression in rightwing politics is now a multinational enterprise, and the opposition leader heads the local charge

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How England became one of the hardest places to find a decent home

In today’s newsletter: A shocking but unsurprising new report lays bare the impossible task for many in the UK to put a roof over their head – how did we get here?

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak compared to Margaret Thatcher for comments about trans people

RISHI Sunak is facing criticism for his comments about transgender people made during his speech to the Conservative Party conference.

The Independent UK

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rallies his Conservatives by saying he's ready to take tough decisions

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told his Conservative Party he's not afraid to make tough decisions for long-term change

The Guardian - UK

From Lady Gaga to Lady Penelope: who could play Liz Truss on screen?

A look at actors who could be in the frame amid reports rights sold for miniseries on former PM’s meteoric rise and rapid fall

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