With their diktaks on air travel, gas boilers and even eating meat, QUENTIN LETTS says that… Labour’s hectoring killjoys are dragging Britain to peak nanny statism_Nhy
When we talk of finger-wagging politicians it is generally in the figurative sense. But the term recently acquired literal meaning. Ed Miliband was at the Commons despatch box to discuss his climate policies and as he did so, he brandished…
Keir Starmer vows to bulldoze ‘Nimby’ objections to Green Belt housebuilding: PM says the country is being ‘held to ransom by blockers and bureaucrats’_Nhy
Keir Starmer has today vowed to bulldoze the objections of local people to get hundreds of thousands of new homes built across Britain – including on swathes of the Green Belt. The Prime Minister today said the UK was being ‘held…
Britain could adopt US-style system of first and second-degree murder under new Labour plans_Nhy
Labour took the first step towards potential abolition of mandatory life sentences for murder today as it announced a wide-ranging review of homicide law. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the Law Commission will carry out a ‘wholesale review’ of the…
Pensioners catch Christmas chill from Labour’s winter fuel payment raid: half plan to turn down the heating and a third will spend less on festive gifts – while one in six will EAT less_Nhy
More than half of pensioners who will lose their winter fuel allowance this year plan to turn down their heating as a result, a new poll has revealed. Almost a third (32 per cent) of those aged 65 and over…
Poll shows Reform gaining ground on Labour and Tories after bombshell immigration figures_Nhy
A poll showed Reform gaining ground on Labour and the Tories today in the wake of bombshell immigration figures. Research by More in Common found Nigel Farage‘s outfit was up three points in the week after official statistics revealed the UK’s record for…
The SNP is chronically addicted to spending on the bloated public sector – as services get ever worse. But without seismic reform, this tartan gravy train is doomed to hit the buffers_Nhy
The devolution era has brought with it an employment bonanza. There are more jobs than ever. Workers are better paid than ever before. And they’re retiring on ever more generous pension packages. There’s just one problem – and it’s a…
Rachel Reeves: We can’t boost the UK’s defence spending without making cuts elsewhere_Nhy
Raising defence spending will mean squeezing other parts of government, Rachel Reeves has warned. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail yesterday, the Chancellor also revealed she will launch the biggest audit of government spending in almost two decades in a…
The Blob sees Red: Civil service unions accuse PM of ‘Trumpian’ language and ‘betrayal’ after he swiped at Whitehall’s tolerance of UK ‘decline’_Nhy
Keir Starmer is facing a civil service revolt today after he complained that ‘too many’ officials are ‘comfortable’ with Britain’s ‘decline’. The PM has been attacked by unions after openly criticising the culture in Whitehall, amid growing frustration from ministers and aides…
Keir Starmer says there COULD be more tax rises to come after Budget mega-raid… as business chiefs downgrade UK growth forecasts_Nhy
Keir Starmer has admitted that there could be more tax hikes to come – despite Rachel Reeves insisting there will be no repeat of the Budget mega-raid. The PM refused to rule out increasing the burden again if there were ‘unforeseen circumstances’. The comments will…
Keir Starmer starts again: PM pleads with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits and more police in ‘reset’ speech… but NO target on cutting immigration and has he watered down Net Zero vow?_Nhy
Keir Starmer attempted to ‘reset’ his struggling government today as he bombarded Brits with another array of targets. The PM used a speech at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire to unveil six ‘milestones’ that Labour should have achieved by the time of the next…