Britons now more pro-EU than the French or Italians
2026 has begun much as 2025 ended, with bleak polling that confirms Britain’s deep and unresolved disillusionment with Brexit, a frustration now shared across the European Union.
The ‘holy war’: How the far right is trying to hijack Christianity
Does the far right’s capture of a debased Christianity matter in the UK, where religion holds far less sway than in the US? Given America’s superpower status, and the reluctance of global leaders to challenge Trump, it should concern us all.
Darren Grimes mocked over false claims M&S staff are ‘forced’ to wear pronoun badges
“I’m a regular shopper at M&S and have seen no evidence of this. Perhaps you could supply some, rather than a lame third hand anecdote.”
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Truly appalling
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Anti-strike law: Major protest planned by unions to defend the right to strike
‘We can’t afford to lose the right to strike.’
Rail strikes: How England is being left behind Scotland and Wales in pay disputes
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Kwasi Kwarteng once more refuses to apologise for economic turmoil he caused
‘I’m not going to apologise’
Shock poll reveals two in three young women experience harassment at work
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Green Party sets out 5 ways in which the Tories have undermined our democracy
Carla Denyer claims Greens are the strongest party on democratic reform
Andy Burnham explains why Labour should back proportional representation
‘The First Past the Post system hands more power to the establishment than MPs or people.’
Union slams hypocrisy of universities over pay cuts
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