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A new Ireland is an alternative to a Reform-led UK – Stormont Opposition

Matthew O’Toole said a Reform Government will have a ‘seismic consequence’ for the people of Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · May 18

Angus Taylor promises to index income tax to inflation in big tax gamble

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has committed a Coalition government to phase in income tax indexation under a “tax back guarantee” that he says “will fully protect all taxpayers from inflation”.

The Conversation · May 14

Vijay Kutti Story: Tamil Nadu CM narrates a British Parliament story when nobody wanted to become a Speaker; watch the viral clip

CM Vijay Kutti Story: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay mixed history, humour and parliamentary tradition inside the Assembly on Tuesday while speaking during the election of JCD Prabhakar as Speaker of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Referring to an old British parliamentary tradition where Speakers were once…

The Economic Times · May 12

Echo chambers and ‘super mamas’: How Assam’s media created a pro-government loop

In the days leading up to February 8, Assamese news channels carried a sense of anticipation.

Newslaundry · Mar 27

South Central 66: LPG crisis fears and why Opposition wants impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

In the first segment of this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the LPG crisis and what that could mean for India going forward. They are joined by energy journalist and policy expert Shreya Jai, and climate journalist and researcher Aruna Chandrasekhar. 

Newslaundry · Mar 15

Tories call on Starmer’s ethics adviser to investigate Mandelson ‘cover-up’

The Opposition has written to standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus calling for him to look into a ‘potential cover-up’.

Evening Standard · Mar 12

‘Aankh Maarta Hai’: Rijiju Mocks Rahul; Priyanka Hits Back

A political moment from 2018 resurfaced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday when Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju referred to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s widely discussed “hug and wink” gesture to question the seriousness of the Leader of Opposition during parliamentary proceedings.

Whats Hot · Mar 10

Stock Market Rout and Parliament Protests as US‑Iran Conflict Hits India

The escalating crisis in West Asia, triggered by the US-Israel attack on Iran and Iran’s subsequent retaliation, sent shockwaves through Indian stock markets and Parliament on Monday, March 9.

Whats Hot · Mar 9

View from The Hill: Chris Minns makes sense on ISIS brides’ children, while opposition adds to scaremongering

Among today’s leaders, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is notable in a couple of ways.

The Conversation · Feb 23

Venezuela’s new amnesty law has a chilly response from opposition and detainees’ families

Venezuela has passed a new amnesty law, but some families of political detainees and prisoners' rights groups are reacting with mixed feelings

The Independent UK · Feb 20