Council defends £400k spend on new windows for Omagh building The council plans to install triple glazing at its Lisanelly Avenue premises Belfast Live · Feb 3, 2023
Thousands of pounds of Nottinghamshire taxpayers' cash goes towards controversial charity Stonewall Stonewall has defended its Diversity Champions scheme Nottingham Post · Feb 1, 2023
Tube fare dodgers will face £100 fines Transport for London wants to increase the penalty fare from £80 Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022
'Cash cows': Brits fined £100million for driving through low-traffic 'green zones' The establishment of low-traffic neighbourhood schemes aimed at reducing motorist numbers has resulted in a staggering 1.1 million fines being dished out over three years Daily Mirror · Nov 14, 2022
Andrew Tickell: Leaders' speeches are a lost art and can’t hide the truth of Liz Truss WELL, that went well. Veteran broadcaster Bernard Ponsonby described it as “the poorest conference speech I’ve ever heard from a prime… The National (Scotland) · Oct 9, 2022
Rightwing thinktanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC Why are representatives of these shadily funded groups treated as impartial observers on news programmes? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
Kwarteng IEA fringe event hints at how deeply thinktank is embedded in No 10 Key figures at rightwing thinktank have close links to Liz Truss and several alumni are now on her staff The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022
Here’s what you should know about Liz Truss’s top table ONE of the first actions by Liz Truss was to sweep out senior ministers loyal to her rival Rishi Sunak and install a Cabinet featuring more hardline… The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2022
Truss economic guru a ‘python’ ready to target Scotland’s cash, SNP warn THE appointment of Liz Truss’s new chief economic guru is like “putting a python in charge of the family’s pet hamster”, according to… The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2022
‘Insulated from pain’: MPs claimed £200,000 to pay utility bills on second homes last year Exclusive: Taxpayers’ support to heat MPs’ second homes ‘adds insult to injury’, say campaigners The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Chancellor's new top adviser linked to free market ideologues and Ukip THE Chancellor has reportedly hired a senior member of a right-wing free-market think tank closely linked to the official Vote Leave campaign. The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2022
Northumberland council leader hopes to 'draw a line' under chief exec dispute after payout agreed A six-figure sum was agreed by councillors to end the employment of chief executive Daljit Lally Chronicle Live · Jul 29, 2022
Northumberland county councillors urged to block payout to chief officer after breach of financial rules Councillors will meet on Wednesday - likely behind closed doors - to discuss the options Chronicle Live · Jul 27, 2022
Covid fraudsters conned taxpayers out of £5bn but Tories have recovered just £5m so far Detectives launched an operation to chase down "unforgiveable" fraudsters who fraudulently claimed money through Covid financial schemes but so far just £5million has been recovered Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022