Covering up “embarrassing” membership numbers reveals a wider crisis in the Tory Party
The Conservatives may have as few as 70,000 members, putting them behind Labour, the SNP, the Lib Dems and possibly even the Greens.
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Here’s why immigration detention is pointless – as well as cruel
The Government is detaining more migrants each year but deporting proportionally fewer, wasting money in the process and causing unnecessary harm to thousands of people.
The Tories say cutting corporation tax boosts revenue. Here’s why it’s a lie
They want to cut it to 17 per cent, one of the lowest rates in the world, and it’s not sustainable.
Here’s why you shouldn’t trust the Tories’ tax revenue figures
Rather than responding honestly to a difficult question, the Prime Minister appears to have engaged in some creative accounting.
Brexit ‘no deal’ will hit poorest hardest as import prices soar, new report shows
Over 3m low-income families would be about £500 worse off as tariffs on EU goods are imposed and high street prices rise.
Hard border between UK and Ireland “unavoidable” warns Irish civil service Brexit report
The effect of Brexit on Ireland will be “profound” said Ireland’s equivalent of HM Revenue and Customs in an internal paper.
Would EU treaties hold back a Corbyn government? It depends…
Within a divided Labour Party, those who consider the treaties inflexible gravitate toward the Lexit pole, while those who think the treaties can accommodate the manifesto approach the re-entry camp.
Tory plans for Help-to-Buy are a dangerous distraction from our real housing needs
Whatever Theresa May says in her speech today, the Conservatives have got their priorities wrong by pumping billions into counterproductive housing policies.
The Tories’ plans on free childcare will only widen inequality in the UK
Quantity over quality in early years education is damaging to the poorest children.
8.3m people have personal debt problems — it’s a bubble waiting to burst
Personal debt in Britain stands at £200bn and grows by 10 per cent a year. Any increase in interest rates could tip millions over the edge.