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Ed Miliband panned as department hiring £50k 'vanity photographer'

ED Miliband’s department is hiring a taxpayer-funded “vanity photographer” on a package worth around £50,000 a year.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2025

Tories hit out at ‘hypocrite’ Miliband as his department hires a photographer

As Labour leader, Ed Miliband criticised then-prime minister David Cameron for bringing his personal photographer into government.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

We Tories have no idea what an effective, modern leader looks like – that’s why we struggle to find one

Given anxiety about Badenoch, now would be a good time to find clarity about what we actually believe, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

Lord Provost goes 'nuclear' using gavel 50 times in council meeting chaos

ABERDEEN’S Lord Provost had to resort to the “nuclear option” trying to regain control of an unruly council meeting as he had to slam his…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025

SNP minister to intervene as Scottish shopping centre confirms closure in 12 days

A SCOTTISH town’s shopping centre will close in less than two weeks, it has been announced ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025

Could Reform shock politics with a high-profile Tory defector?

ANALYSIS: Boris Johnson has appeared on a wishlist of disaffected Tories sought by Reform UK. Wishful thinking, writes David Maddox, but it underlines the scale of ambition of a party that wants to win a general election in 2029

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

'No Nicola Sturgeon succession' if Scotland voted Yes in 2014, journalist claims

If Scotland had voted to become independent in 2014, Nicola Sturgeon would not have risen to prominence in politics, a journalist has claimed.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 31, 2024

Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’

So-called moderates are mimicking populist demagogues, with potentially disastrous consequences, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

Why we should beware a ‘community right to buy’

Letters: Communities shouldn’t have to buy assets they have already paid for, says Donald Stavert and Alan Hall says it mustn’t be used as a cover story for council underfunding. Plus letters from James Powney and Jeremy Cushing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024