Less than one in ten believe more gas and oil production will reduce energy bills – poll
‘Approving Rosebank is an act of economic vandalism which only serves the fossil fuel industry and is woefully out of touch with public opinion.’
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Gordon Brown reiterates calls to rejoin European Union
‘Many voted to stay in the European Union and feel very frustrated we are outside it.’
Cash-starved councils forced to abandon green projects that would reduce energy costs for households and businesses
‘After thirteen years of austerity, local authorities just don’t have the resources to devote to applying for funding for non-statutory duties such as climate change work.’
Making babies – the Right’s latest bright idea
Orbán-style birthrate populism with nasty racist undertones has arrived in Britain. How worried should we be?
Criticism grows over Lee Anderson’s £100,000 GB News’ job in wake of Laurence Fox misogyny scandal
‘At some point the government party might have to give the fact its deputy chair appears on this channel some consideration.’
Amnesty launches global protest repression map, revealing UK is ‘worse than average’ on empowerment rights
‘The UK is rapidly aligning itself with a host of repressive governments we have previously condemned for the way they crack down on protesters, dissent and fundamental freedoms.’
Thousands gather in London for National Rejoin March
Protesters, waving flags from across Europe, made their way to Parliament Square.
What will happen to the Tories if they lose the next election?
The internal fall-out over Sunak’s Net Zero U-turn and Truss’ admission that her own party didn’t buy her tax cuts, tells us everything about the current state of a deeply divided Conservative party, where different factions, with their own ideologies, motives, followers, and agendas, will be vying to take grip of the party, post-general election.
Boris Johnson let off the hook over ‘clear breach of rules’ over Daily Mail column
‘Here we go again. There is no real democracy without real accountability.’
Manchester launches first locally controlled bus service in four decades
“I hope it signals the start of a public transport revolution across the whole of England,” says Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham.