Reform UK support drops to nine-month low in new YouGov poll
“It is part of a broad downwards trend in Reform support”
Nadhim Zahawi is the latest Tory to defect to Reform UK
In old social media posts, Zahawi said he would be afraid to live in the UK if Farage was prime minister
The government is in denial over the US
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett argues that “the West” as a unit with shared values and principles is dead
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Five reasons why George Osborne is wrong
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Wales calls for fair share of HS2 spending
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It will take 120 years before women make up half of world leaders
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Green Economy: the what, why and how
In advance of a Left Foot Forward event on green growth, Professor Paul Ekins outlines the path to a flourishing green economy.