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Donald Trump

A photo of Paul Nowak, the TUC's general secretary
News

Union boss warns Trump should be “a cautionary tale” against supporting Farage

Olivia Barber
20 February, 2025

‘This is what happens when you let the political fraudsters of the populist right in.’

Donald Trump
News

Trump excludes Europe from peace talks, despite US giving less aid than Europe

Olivia Barber
17 February, 2025

Despite European nations contributing more financial support since the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, they have been excluded from peace talks

News

Activists to take to the streets in protest of Trump’s ‘grotesque’ plan for ethnic cleansing

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 February, 2025

‘Trump is woefully ignorant of international law and the law of occupation. Forcible displacement of an occupied group is an international crime, and amounts to ethnic cleansing.’

Elon musk
News

Ed Davey calls on government to ‘hit Musk where it hurts’ with tariffs on Tesla cars

Olivia Barber
13 February, 2025

After Trump announced import taxes on steel and aluminium, Davey has called for “strong measures and words” in response to his and Musk’s actions.

Liz Truss
News

Liz Truss blames Tory general election defeat on plastic straw ban in ridiculous tweet

Olivia Barber
10 February, 2025

Truss has backed Trump’s decision to reverse the ‘ludicrous’ ban on plastic straws

Right-Wing Watch

Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2025

The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people. 

Donald Trump
News

UK cannot be silent over Trump’s ‘dangerous’ Gaza plan, Lib Dems warn

Olivia Barber
5 February, 2025

MPs are calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine immediately

Right-Wing Watch

Are young men drifting to the far-right?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
25 January, 2025

For a disillusioned young man, grappling with economic stagnation and political apathy, Trump’s return may seem like an empowering vision.

A photo of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde
News

Bishop makes powerful plea to Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ people and migrants

Olivia Barber
22 January, 2025

‘I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now’

Donald Trump
Opinion

What Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Nigel Farage mean for the Labour government

Claire Jones
21 January, 2025

‘The time for collusion, good chap politics and meekness is over’

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