Reform’s year in power in local government: A year of tax rises, cuts and defections
Nothing but broken promises, council tax rises and infighting among its councillors.
Latest poverty figures show vital benefits that lifting two-child limit will have, TUC says
The TUC has slammed the record numbers of people living in poverty as ‘a record of the failures of the Conservative government’
Nigel Farage says council tax ‘has to go up’, after his party previously promised to cut taxes
That has always been the problem with populism, offer simplistic solutions to complex problem which begin to fall apart when they collide with reality.
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‘Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban on playing music outside parliament
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Fact-check: MPs’ report finds right-wing claims of ‘two-tier policing’ of Southport riots were baseless
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Nigel Farage left red-faced as he is reminded what Elon Musk said about him
‘Did he say sorry for making you look a bit daft?
Right-wing press weaponises British Steel crisis to bash Ed Miliband and net zero policies
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