'Stunned silence' as ex-teacher wastes away on benefits in award-winning Manchester film 'After the closing credits rolled the audience just sat in stunned silence' Manchester Evening News · Jan 25, 2023
London’s new Centre for British Photography: ‘You can chart the change in the nation through its photographs’ James and Claire Hyman have opened a space to display their major collection of UK work: “It’s not a nationalist view of British photography” Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023
‘Wheeler-dealer’ Boris Johnson and his tricky relationship with money That former PM secretly secured a loan of up to £800k no surprise as financial reliance on others stretches back many years The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
How consecutive Conservative governments destroyed union rights – a timeline of the UK's anti-strike laws since the 1970s Rishi Sunak’s government is attempting to introduce tough new laws that would further limit the right to take industrial action amid continuing strikes in the UK. The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023
Do you have 'short sleeper syndrome'? Truth behind '4 hours a night' claims from celebs Most adults need seven to nine hours sleep per night, however some well-known people claim to need far less including Elon Musk, Barak Obama and famously Margaret Thatcher Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023
Strikes: why teachers in England and Wales are set to take industrial action The National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe, has announced that its teacher members in England and Wales have overwhelmingly voted for strike action. The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023
Glasgow teachers warn colleagues are struggling to feed families as strike begins A protest was held in George Square as teachers in Glasgow went out on strike on Monday in a dispute over pay, with many saying they felt they had no choice except strike action due to the current cost of living crisis. Glasgow Live · Jan 16, 2023
Those on the left fell for the property dream too Letters: It wasn’t just Tories who were too weak to resist the call of individualistic profit, says Angele David-Guillou. Plus letters from Geoffrey Payne and Stephen Hill The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023
The Grudge: England vs Scotland rivalry revisited including match that changed history Scotland's last Grand Slam success was decided by a Calcutta Cup clash for the ages in 1990, when politics and off-field tensions with England meant there was a lot more than a rugby result at stake Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023
It isn’t strikes putting us all at risk – it’s Tory cuts Letters: Nick Watts, Sharon Mills and John Robinson on striking healthcare workers and the damage done to the NHS by Conservative neglect The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023
Paul Johnson, UK historian and champion of Thatcher, dies British author, historian and journalist Paul Johnson, who shifted his allegiances from the left to support Margaret Thatcher and Conservative causes, has died after a long illness, his son has announced on social media The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Paul Johnson obituary Prolific journalist and historian who shifted allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
A lesson for Sunak: when the Tories take on striking workers, they don’t always win The prime minister is pitting the public against trade unionists — forgetting that, in millions of cases, they are the same people, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak trying to 'outdo Thatcher' as Tories push 'extreme' anti-strike law The UK Government has proposed legislation which could allow employers to sue unions and sack workers if they did not provide a certain level of service. Daily Record · Jan 10, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon vows to fight anti-strike bill 'every step of the way' BUSINESS secretary Grant Shapps has presented anti-strike legislation to the Commons which will require some public service employees to continue…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023 The Thatcherites hounding Sunak over strikes forget one thing: she picked her battles MPs want the prime minister to win the health and rail disputes. But his options are limited, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator
Daily Record · Jan 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak's silence on use of private health care over NHS speaks volumes Few in Scotland were fans of Thatcher – but Record View says at least she gave a straight answer on this point.
Daily Mirror · Jan 7, 2023 'Rishi Sunak is a fool if he does not reach a deal with workers taking strike action' Nurses, ambulance crews, railway workers and public sector staff have taken - and still intend to take - industrial action in recent months
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023 Rishi Sunak considered union ban for thousands of key staff – leaked emails Internal messages reveal proposals described as potentially ‘the biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations
Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023 'Great divide in our country has never been greater after 13 years of elitist rule' Brian Reade says that under the Tories, we have witnessed Britain stagnate economically and intellectually, becoming insular, divided and broken - and the divide in our country is now huge
Wales Online · Jan 5, 2023 'Today is not like the 1980s, Rishi Sunak's bid to break the unions is wrong and will fail': Shipton Rishi Sunak’s bid to introduce new anti-union laws is doomed to failure, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton
Liverpool Echo · Jan 1, 2023 Surprising number of Tory MPs who come from Merseyside Merseyside only has one Tory MP but many politicians with links to our city have risen up through the Conservative Party
Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022 Netflix star Gillian Anderson 'haunted by Margaret Thatcher ghost' after The Crown role TV and movie star Gillian Anderson, 54, has revealed she can't get the Iron Lady out of her head after portraying Margaret Thatcher in the popular Netflix show The Crown
Daily Mirror · Dec 30, 2022 Vivienne Westwood's most punk moments - including knickerless flash at Buckingham Palace Dame Vivienne Westwood gave birth to the punk movement and continued challenging the status quo throughout her five decade career
Liverpool Echo · Dec 26, 2022 How Liverpool went from seven streets to a city of world firsts Liverpool's journey from a small borough to a major, bustling city