Dilapidated infrastructure, uncontrolled spending and a debt-swelling austerity policy: What is wrong with the UK?
The U.K. is groaning under record-high taxes, with very high levels of government debt. The Labour government wants to ...
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Bus fares to rise above £3 when cap expires, Transport Secretary suggests
Retaining the BSIP grant, which was introduced under Boris Johnson to encourage people back onto public transport after Covid, will soften the blow of fare hikes. The BSIP, which to date has provided ...
Interview: Shadow Scotland Secretary on GB Energy ‘white elephant’ and learning from Boris Johnson's mistakes
Taking over from John Lamont, Mr Bowie discussed his priorities, and claimed it was possible to target net zero without ...
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From the Church to the US, we are cursed with second-rate leaders
I am fascinated by people who 'fail upwards', rising to top positions despite a striking lack of positive achievements ...
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Speaker Mike Johnson fights to save the House Republican majority — and his job
WASHINGTON — As Speaker Mike Johnson marks one year on the job Friday, he’s fighting hard to preserve House Republicans’ razor-thin majority — and his speakership. Multiple House ...
Why Britain needs its own Elon Musk to cut down Whitehall waste
If there were any doubts about Elon Musk’s determination to slash government spending as Donald Trump’s new efficiency tsar, ...
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David Hare: ‘Completely mischievous misreporting’ led to musicals furore
Hare transformed his harrowing experience into a three-minute monologue for the BBC, which garnered an extraordinary response ...
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Sue Gray's Unexpected Exit from Envoy Role
Gray gained prominence for authoring a report on parties held in ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street offices ...
British Court Jails Covid Denier Over Terror Threats
A UK judge on Monday sentenced an alleged conspiracy theorist to five years in prison for encouraging terrorism in social media posts during the Covid-19 pandemic, including the use of weapons and ...
Anti-vaxxer called for Covid ‘kill squads’ to target Boris Johnson and Chris Whitty
An anti-vaxxer called for Covid-19 “kill squads” to target Boris Johnson and Prof Sir Chris Whitty, a court has heard.
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Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request
Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Amanda Pritchard told the UK ...