Ask how politics pays the piper to know who calls the tune
As a government sweetheart deal for big newspapers hits headlines, Jamie Beauvais asks if the concept of free and independent media has been lost.
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EXCLUSIVE: Greens accuse PM of misleading Parliament over care homes
“The question is whether the Prime Minister deliberately misled the select committee or did so out of ignorance and incompetence.”
Nadine Dorries again shares far-right disinformation
It’s not the first time.
How PMQs has been transformed by the pandemic
Prof John MacIntyre looks at how PMQs has fared since the switch to ‘hybrid’ proceedings.
Government set to shift current onshore wind and solar policy in bid to promote cheap renewables
The moratorium on wind and solar energy will hopefully be reversed
Greens: Sadiq Khan is misleading voters over how the London Mayoral election works
The Mayor is pretending he doesn’t understand the voting system that got him elected, argues Green peer Jenny Jones.
Labour MP hounds Tories about tree planting plan
Labour say we need to plant billions not millions
Over a third of Boris Johnson’s Twitter followers are fake
Twitter may have banned political advertising. But there are still other problems with the platform.
Not illegal, but immoral: Why MPs shouldn’t hold second jobs
The perception of conflicts of interests undermines our democracy.
Protection for domestic violence victims cannot come a moment too soon
If and when the legislation is actually passed it is likely to have taken at least a couple of years before the courts, judiciary, law firms and police are finally versed in the new procedures