How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Voices: Britain isn’t broken, but people believe it is, and that is a big problem for Keir Starmer We are safer, richer and healthier than ever before, so why does Britain feel as if it is falling apart? The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025
OPINION - We all know why Britain's benefit numbers keep rising: too many mental health claims There are some figures that are so strikingly off the scale – the cost of HS2, say, or levels of immigration – that you think there must be a nought too much or a decimal point missing. But no, the digits are correct: the number of people claiming disability benefits… Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Nigel Farage sees route to power in squeezing Labour from the left NIGEL Farage knows how to craft a moment. The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2025
Voices: There’s nothing ‘ridiculous’ about your Englishness, Rishi COMMENT: As a bad-faith debate about the former prime minister’s heritage shows little sign of abating, Serena Barker-Singh says it’s proof that the country is not ready for a grown-up discussion about national identity The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025
Britain's Benefits Scandal with Fraser Nelson on Channel 4 review: revelatory 5/5 This should be compulsory viewing for anyone involved with the benefits system Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025
Meet the ‘sickfluencers’ of TikTok – and don’t be fooled by the outrage obscuring the real scandal That desperate people have to look online for help accessing disability and sickness benefits is what should truly upset us, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024
The crisis-hit Tories need good advice. Will they really get it from Michael Gove’s Spectator? The Speccie was a wise voice compared to the rest of the rightwing media. But can it remain so within the stable of the man who owns GB News, asks Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Michael Gove named as Spectator editor after GB News backer’s takeover Former Tory minister to take reins at magazine bought recently by Paul Marshall, with Charles Moore as chair The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
Michael Gove appointed new editor of The Spectator following £100m sale Former Tory minister will take over from current editor Fraser Nelson next month, magazine announces The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Michael Gove to become editor of The Spectator as GB News co-owner takes over MICHAEL Gove is to become editor of The Spectator following the magazine’s takeover by GB News co-owner Sir Paul Marshall. The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2024
‘Honeymoon will be very, very short’: rightwing media is set to turn on Starmer The new Labour government won’t have long to prove itself before the press holds its feet to the fire, as the Sun has promised The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Far-right policies don’t become palatable just because mainstream politicians adopt them The normalisation of ideas once confined to the fringes is cause for concern, not complacency The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
Keir Starmer promises no capital gains tax on sales of homes Labour leader rejects ‘desperate’ claim from Tory party that he has secret property tax plans The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024 Tory press know influence is waning but tread careful line before election Gone are the days when Rupert Murdoch’s favour swayed the vote but newspapers still hold power over party’s future
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024 From humiliation to annihilation: could this election mean the end of the Tory party as we know it? Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024 UK politics: minister defends loss of high-profile Tory MPs after Gove joins exodus – as it happened Treasury minister Bim Afolami said it was ‘not unnatural’ for high-profile Tory MPs to be standing down at an election
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024 Sunak to take a day at home after hapless election campaign start PM will spend first campaign Saturday holding private discussions but aides deny he is seeking reset
The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2023 Nigel Farage says immigration to blame for potholes NIGEL Farage has blamed immigrants for potholes and traffic jams.
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023 Will Rishi Sunak set the record straight at the Covid-19 inquiry? With conflicting claims about his pandemic role, the PM will set the record straight
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023 Labour sink ‘Keir Royale’ cocktails as conference begins Sue Gray also made a party appearance on the first night
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023 The Spectator’s UK profit grows as magazine ‘resilient’ ahead of sale The weekly magazine said it is a profitable business which has ‘shown resilience through tough market conditions’.
The Week · Mar 24, 2023 Who will win the next general election? The odds and polls Rishi Sunak is celebrating a sharp fall in inflation to 6.8%, bolstering his pledge to halve the rate by the end of the year.
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023 The Forsyth Effect: is Rishi Sunak’s old school friend shaking up the government? The PM’s new advisor is one of his oldest friends