Harrowing tax scandal Keir Starmer must act on now before more lives are ruined
This week I chaired a harrowing meeting in Parliament, listening to testimony from eight victims of the Loan Charge. This refers to a retrospective tax applied to close down and recover money from people – largely the self-employed – who…
ERG chairman Mark Francois backs Robert Jenrick in Tory leadership race
It is barely two months since the Conservative Party suffered the worst defeat in our Parliamentary history. As a result, next Wednesday, the 121 surviving Conservative MPs will commence the process of voting to select a new Leader, to hopefully…
‘He’s insecure!’ Art critic savages Keir Starmer over removal of Thatcher portrait
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been branded “weak and insecure” after he took down a portrait of Margaret Thatcher in Number 10 Downing Street. The Labour leader’s biographer, Tom Baldwin, has said that the Prime Minister removed the portrait because he found it “unsettling.”…
Rarely Seen Vintage Photographs of a Lost London From Between the 1900s and 1910s
A small collection of rare vintage photographs of London, taken between the 1910s and 1910s, from the Archives of English Heritage. The photographs provide a unique record of whole districts of London as they were vanishing… Arch, Shepherd’s Place, off…
Photographs of Queen Elizabeth when she was a truck mechanic, 1945
Queen Elizabeth II as a mechanic. 1945. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, many close to the British royal family wanted the Queen Mother and her daughters, princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, then 13 and 9 years old…
DWP change to PIP assessments for millions due to start ‘within days’
Changes are on the horizon for how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Work Capability Assessments (WCA) are delivered for individuals residing in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland starting next month. WCAs are managed by Maximus while PIP assessments are handled…
DWP campaign highlights potential £3,900 annual benefit for eligible state pensioners
Ahead of next month’s Pension Credit awareness week, the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) is encouraging people to assist family members, friends, neighbours and loved ones in checking their eligibility for an income boost averaging £3,900 annually. The DWP…
Fascinating Vintage Photos of Richmond’s Magical Funfairs in the 1980s
“The Richmond Old Deer Park funfair was situated between a railway line and a main road, with a car park at one end and trees and River Thames at the other. Yet inside this inauspicious setting fairground people created a…
24 Fascinating Black and White Photos That Show a Vibrant London in the 1930s
London in the 1930s tried to be cleaner, more modern and efficient. It was increasingly a city of electric lighting and motor vechicles, rather than gas lighting and horse-drawn vehicles. The Capital’s old problems were being tackled by new public…
Black and White Photographs of Daily Life in England in 1960
London. 1960. Women with baby carriages. London. 1960. Scene at cafe. London. 1960. Lloyd’s list. London. 1960. Man and woman reflected in car window. London. 1960. Nurse at hospital. London. 1960. Couple sitting in pub. London. 1960. Dog in car….