BT, EE and Plusnet announce new price rises New broadband and mobile customers are set to see even bigger price rises in 2026. Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025
Voices: ‘Pure madness to share personal data with porn sites’: Readers react to new online safety rules YOUR VIEWS: Our community has criticised the Online Safety Act as overreaching and ineffective, with many concerned about data privacy and the law’s limited impact on protecting children The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Voices: ‘The UK needs a new voting system first’: Readers react to Corbyn’s new left-wing party YOUR VIEWS: Our community say Corbyn’s new party highlights growing frustration with Labour but warns it risks splitting the left and strengthening the right unless the UK’s voting system is reformed The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025
Voices: Keir Starmer will fight Corbyn’s new party by copying Emmanuel Macron COMMENT: Macron won twice by forcing voters to choose between him and Marine Le Pen – Starmer will force a choice between him and Nigel Farage, says John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
Starmer humiliated Corbyn, but the former Labour leader could have the last laugh NEWS ANALYSIS: The former Labour leader has given his successor a major new problem, threatening to pinch support from the party’s increasingly restless left wing. David Maddox explores the turbulent relationship between Starmer and Corbyn – and what the new party could mean for the future of British politics The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
William and Kate Refuse to Reunite with Harry Without One Major Condition William and Kate Refuse to Reunite with Harry Without One Major Condition The Fashion Central · Jul 17, 2025
Lorraine Kelly Quits ITV Comfort Zone for Dream Travel Gig on Channel 4 Lorraine Kelly Quits ITV Comfort Zone for Dream Travel Gig on Channel 4 The Fashion Central · Jul 17, 2025
Farage Wants to Scrap the Two Child Benefit Cap but Critics Say He Helped Create It Farage Wants to Scrap the Two Child Benefit Cap but Critics Say He Helped Create It The Fashion Central · Jul 17, 2025
Reform gives power companies ‘formal notice’ it plans to scrap their clean energy subsidies ‘The political consensus that has sheltered your industry for nearly two decades is fracturing,’ MP says The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
Voices: Kemi Badenoch is ‘wrong and strong’ – particularly when it comes to the two-child benefit cap COMMENT: First it was maternity leave, then the gender pay gap – does the Leader of the Opposition actually care about women and families at all, asks Ava Vidal The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025
Voices: ‘Schengen, the euro, the whole thing’: Readers say UK must fully commit to rejoining EU YOUR VIEWS: Our community agrees that Brexit’s challenges mean the UK must embrace Schengen, the euro, and full EU membership – no half-measures – to truly move forward The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025
Reform UK attack King Charles over small boats comments in UK-France speech REFORM UK have attacked King Charles after his comments about borders and small boat crossings over the Channel ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 12, 2025
Tory defections to Reform are disaster for Badenoch – but Farage needs to tread carefully Experienced politicians could help Reform get organised – but its leader must be wary of filling its ranks with the Conservatives he likes to criticise The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025
Voices: ‘It feels good to say I’m Irish’: How second passports grant readers post-Brexit travel freedom YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees reclaiming EU citizenship as the ultimate post-Brexit life hack – and they’ve shared their stories of second passports, dual identities, and defying travel restrictions using their ancestry The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025 Voices: How Labour’s spending review was shaped by Reform UK COMMENT: The chancellor insisted her choices were ‘Labour choices’. But as I watched her deliver her statement, I couldn’t help thinking that much of it was aimed at seeing off the rising threat to Labour from Nigel Farage, writes Andrew Grice
The Conversation · Jun 10, 2025 Why ultra wealthy donors like Elon Musk and Zia Yusuf may just be fundamentally incompatible with the politics of the radical right Former chairman Zia Yusuf has rejoined Reform after quitting days previously. Yusuf had said he no longer wanted to work to get the party into government when new MP Sarah Pochin called for a ban on burqas in the UK. However, he seems to have had a change of heart…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025 Trump has unleashed something terrifying in the US – that even he may be powerless to control The protests in LA are what everyone feared, and a warning to countries that flirt with populism, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025 Swinney – Reform voters in Hamilton by-election ‘angry’, not racist Mr Swinney said: “I positioned the SNP to be strong enough to stop Farage and that’s what we were determined to do.”
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025 Reform UK chairman calls Farage’s newest MP ‘dumb’ over burqa ban calls Zia Yusuf said it is ‘dumb’ for the party to urge Keir Starmer to do things Reform UK would not
The National (Scotland) · Jun 3, 2025 'Racist' Reform UK Anas Sarwar advert now seen a million times A “BLATANTLY racist” political advert put out by Reform UK has now been seen around a million times on Facebook as their by-election candidate…
The Independent UK · May 30, 2025 Trump administration accused of hypocrisy after claiming the UK and Europe are ‘trampling democracy’ The US state department says court orders against anti-abortion activists in the UK, who were punished for protesting outside clinics, represent a ‘suppression of religious freedoms ‘
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 The US academic partnership with China, under strain for years, faces its biggest threat Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic tie between the U.S. and China is now facing its greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening
The Fashion Central · May 29, 2025 Starmer Scrambles to Defuse Anger Over Disability Reform Scheme Rollout Facing Pressure, Labour Considers Tweaks to Disability Plan
Evening Standard · May 29, 2025 UK renters hit hardest by inflation as household costs surge Spiralling rents for the UK’s 5.5 million private tenants continued to outstrip broader price rises in the economy last year.
The Fashion Central · May 29, 2025 Prince Harry accused of Losing Purpose after Leaving Army and Royal Duties Prince Harry "lost his identity" after leaving the Army, says expert