5 things we learned from Sir Olly Robbins giving evidence on Peter Mandelson’s appointment
Pressure is piling on the prime minister over the Mandelson scandal ahead of the local elections
Reform in turmoil: Deputy group leader of Cornwall Council defects
The bitter infighting and defections that have plagued Reform continue.
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to probing deputy’s corporation tax amid reports he failed to pay £100,000
Farage is choosing to bury his head in the sand
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Nigel Farage and the right-wing media falsely claim Labour is considering delaying the general election
‘For all the Reform and Tory goons at the back who thrive on fake news… There’s no change to the general election’
Reform UK donor told ‘deliberate lies’ in testimony, High Court said
Reform has accepted almost £45,000 in donations from an entrepreneur who has had several run-ins with the law
Reform councillors in Kent criticised over plans to spend up to £100,000 a year on political assistants
Reform campaigned on a promise to cut wasteful spending and save taxpayers’ money before the local elections
Woke bashing of the week: Font wars – Times New Roman strikes back
Place your bets now. In 2026, don’t be surprised if we’re reading headlines about “woke” fonts being purged from Reform-run councils altogether.
Right-wing media watch: One last swing at Ed! The right-wing press keeps missing the climate point
This familiar trope persists in the right-wing media – reduce climate policy to sneering attacks on Ed Miliband and avoid engaging with the substance of the argument.
Spain’s €60 nationwide transport pass sparks UK debate over Europe’s costliest rail fares
Britain’s train operators charge fares more than twice the European Union average for routes of comparable length.
Why the Telegraph’s ‘Labour Christmas bonus’ story doesn’t add up
To present a frozen £10 payment, worth a fraction of its original value, as indulgence is another example of grievance-mongering dressed up as journalism.
Pipe bombs and chicken nuggets: how fake news became ‘fact’
From Trump to Fox News, Johnson to Fleet Street, misinformation is not a series of isolated failures. It’s a business model, one that rewards outrage, punishes accuracy and treats the public not as citizens to be informed, but as audiences to be manipulated.
Erasmus returns, and with it, the familiar sound of Brexiteer outrage
Even readers of the Express, often dubbed the Brexpress, were not entirely convinced by their paper’s fury.
Reform’s Chris Parry found to have repeatedly questioned ‘loyalty’ of MPs who aren’t white
The Reform mayoral candidate made the comments about Sadiq Khan, Zarah Sultana, Dawn Butler and others