The polls that regularly appear on the pages of the right-wing press, frequently rely on loaded questions, selective statistics and audiences already primed to agree with the publication’s editorial position.
The longer-term political consequences of the pandemic’s spread of fringe beliefs are visible in the evolution of Reform UK. Its anti-lockdown positioning provided Nigel Farage with a means to reconnect with disaffected voters and reassert his political relevance, much as he had done, with notable success, during the Brexit campaign.
“It would make it easier for British companies to trade, collaborate and hire, and it would help restore the confidence international investors once had in the UK as a gateway to Europe.”
If all eligible staff joined the claim, the potential cost to the retail giant is £100m.
“These grim drug death statistics are a clear signal that an urgent change of course is needed in UK drug policy.”
Extinction Rebellion-backed action takes climate protest to gruesome new level.
Is this the next phase in the roll-back of democratic freedoms?
“The current end date for the furlough scheme can cause unnecessary harm to thousands of workers across the UK,” says senior researcher.
Flexible working and employment rights are vote winners, but Labour need to make clear they will end zero hours contracts.
Millionaire’s claims of “access capitalism” is the latest scandal about Tory donors.
The Conservative’s proposal is based on aviation technology that’s not available yet and support for traffic reduction – but no concrete plan of action.
A new report from the Met Office and climate experts confirmed that we are already experiencing the effects of climate change in the UK.
Dave Carr said that the issue is not only about money, but also about the survival of the NHS.
