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The 2026 local elections will be disastrous for Labour
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (444+ words) On the other hand, I jib at the local elections results being "baked in." Bad, even very bad, results for Labour might be. But what if Labour endures an electoral tsunami? Cataclysmic losses? A virtual wipeout? I list the Council…...
Daniel Hannan: Over El-Fatah, the British State has utterly disgraced itself
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (583+ words) Imagine precisely equivalent tweets from a white British activist: "I'm a racist, I don't like black people, so piss off. "I consider killing any Muslims, and especially Palestinians, heroic, we need to kill more of them. "U need more fear,…...
John Redwood: In the modern media age, how does the BBC justify its existence?
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (597+ words) Sir John Redwood is a former MP for Wokingham and a former Secretary of State for Wales. He will soon join the House of Lords. Are BBC journalists not very good, or do they stick to the establishment line however…...
James Wright: The inside story of the Conservative fight against the family farm tax
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (528+ words) James Wright is a farmer, agri-tech entrepreneur and policy director of the Conservative Rural Forum. He stood as the parliamentary candidate at the 2024 general election. This month's partial u-turn on the Family Farm Tax, which now sees the threshold rise…...
Viggo Terling: Just a reminder what the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree Is really about
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (550+ words) Viggo Terling, is a Research Associate at the Adam Smith Institute and member of Chatham House's Common Futures Conversations. "Ingratitude is the vice of small souls." Those words, attributed to the French philosopher Nicolas de Condorcet, are what spring to…...
Lana Hempsall: The great disability rip off
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (382+ words) Lana Hempsall is an entrepreneur and business coach, Conservative councillor, the CPF National Discussion Lead for Transport, and the co-founder and director of Conservatives in Energy." It is often said that the way a society treats its most vulnerable is…...
Malcolm Cupis: Why does nobody seem to want to stand up for farmers beyond that awful tax?
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (712+ words) Malcolm Cupis is a public relations consultant, strategist and writer. He stood as a Reform UK candidate in 2024 and was a constituency chairman. He resigned from Reform UK in February 2025 Over the weekend I read about the prosecution of a…...
Brandon To: Britain taught Hong Kong efficiency – it’s time to bring it home
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (384+ words) Brandon To is a Politics graduate from UCL and a Hong Kong BN(O) immigrant settled in Harrow British politics has reached an uncomfortable moment of honesty. Taxes are high, public services feel worse, and voters no longer believe that simply…...
Newslinks for Tuesday 30th December 2025
1+ day, 42+ min ago (1261+ words) Egyptian extremist claims "Zionists are out to get me" | BBC boss blamed for discredited Gaza documentary handed OBE | Cabinet Office withdraws Andrew papers after 'error' | Union boss: Inevitable that Starmer will be replaced The post Newslinks for Tuesday 30th December 2025 appeared…...
Due diligence is what counts, not trust in the process
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (727+ words) On Boxing Day, Sir Keir Starmer said he was "delighted" that British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah had returned to the UK after being behind Egyptian bars for almost a decade, adding that this was a "top priority" for his government....