In faithfully amplifying Lord Ashcroft’s latest attempt to cause political embarrassment, through the ever-reliable culture war wedge, the Mail doesn’t just play dirty, it plays painfully predictable.
Rather than courting the right, Carney gained votes by uniting the left, aided in part by Donald Trump’s unwelcome interference. Labour, by contrast, risks alienating its progressive support by chasing the right-wing vote. In doing so, it offers little that inspires, let alone galvanises.
“I see they have reverted to their hysterical hyperbole again. Silly. There are much more important issues than number plates at the moment.”
The article predictably enlists a cast of familiar right-wing voices to make the case for British universities to follow Trump’s lead.
“This situation has the alarming potential to evolve into a propaganda regime over time, requiring urgent attention.”
Behind the 14-mile sea wall at Canvey Island, little was going on to celebrate St George’s Day, which the right-wing broadcaster took as a sign of national shame.
Expecting the anti-net zero brigade to do their homework might be asking too much.
Independent candidates are fast becoming the conscience of the left, offering a way to hold Labour to account. Their rise, like Reform’s, shows how broken Britain’s two-party system has become, and how ripe it is for potential change.
In 2024 alone, 5,000 people closed their Barclays accounts in protest.
“The most vulnerable and poorest in society are being asked to pay for a crisis they didn’t cause.”
