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Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?

Chris Jarvis
19 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

Who’s up and who’s down?

A photo of a ballot box

Latest Posts

A bus in Greater Manchester

People before profit: Manchester’s public control of its buses sees £2 cap on fares

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 March, 2022

As calls are made for scandal-hit P&O Ferries to be nationalised, Manchester is celebrating taking control of its public transport with the era of £4 single bus fares coming to an end.

David Frost

Lord Frost under fire as he re-joins NI protocol dispute with provocative speech to coerce EU to renegotiate

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 March, 2022

The former Brexit minister didn’t take criticism of his comments well, accusing commentators of ‘careless reporting’ and having not read the speech first.

Dominic Raab

Raab mocked for defending PM as ‘very social’ when quizzed about Russian acquaintances

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 March, 2022

‘Comedy gold. Tragic comedy that is!’

Migrants from Syria

UN Anti-Racism Day: Calls to provide sanctuary to all refugees escaping war

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 March, 2022

The UK government’s ‘shambolic’ refugee response is in the spotlight on UN Anti-Racism Day, amid calls for the safe passage of all people fleeing war.

Tom Harwood called out for criticising online flashing criminalisation

John Lubbock
18 March, 2022

The GB News presenter said he didn’t understand why cyber flashing is being made illegal.

London

Here’s how we can reset the economy and undo the damage done by neoliberal policies

Prem Sikka
18 March, 2022

‘It is only the visible hand of government policies that is condemning people to poverty and hardship.’

P&O

Tories slammed for ‘crocodile tears’ over P&O workers after blocking law aimed at banning Fire and Rehire

Basit Mahmood
18 March, 2022

Last year, the government blocked a new law to curb businesses’ ability to fire and rehire.

A lamp bearing the RT (also know as Russia Today) logo

RT taken off UK airwaves as Ofcom revokes its broadcast license

Chris Jarvis
18 March, 2022

The Russian state affiliated broadcaster will no longer be aired in the UK as Ofcom ‘ cannot be satisfied that RT can be a responsible broadcaster in the current circumstances.’

PO ferry

Fresh calls to ban fire and rehire after P&O Ferries sacks entire UK workforce and replaces them with agency workers

Basit Mahmood
18 March, 2022

‘Fire and rehire must end. This is destroying lives’

Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast: 5 takeaways from the latest episode

Basit Mahmood
17 March, 2022

A roundup of the Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast

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