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FOUND: 8 - What They Never Told You

‘Culture embarrasses them’: how 14 years of Tory fiascos strangled arts in the UK

They came to power promising ‘a golden age for the arts’. Now, 12 disastrous culture secretaries later, they leave it in tatters. What a stunning missed opportunity to capitalise on an asset that was the envy of the world

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Nick Ferrari; The News Agents; The Rest Is Politics; Oh God, What Now?; Electoral Dysfunction; The Turnout With GK Barry – review

With days to go to the UK’s general election, our critic listens to Starmer and Sunak face LBC’s listeners and dips into the big-name political podcasts

The Guardian - UK

How a disastrous Tory policy blew up the housing market

George Osborne’s help to buy cost billions, pushed up prices, did almost nothing for new buyers – but made house builders a lot of money

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Billionaire Tory donor John Caudwell switches allegiance to Labour

John Caudwell had given Boris Johnson £500k to take on Jeremy Corbyn

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘fighting the wrong campaign’ as he puts his hopes in Boris Johnson

As Rishi Sunak dashed to the South West to try to shore up Tory seats and praised an intervention by Boris Johnson, former chancellor George Osborne warned him he is ‘fighting the wrong campaign’

The Independent UK

Starmer faces further calls for Labour to axe two-child benefit cap

IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place

The Guardian - UK

Thatcherism, austerity, Brexit, Liz Truss... goodbye and good riddance to all that

For 45 years, Britain has been blighted by Conservative ideologies that promised a path to prosperity, but achieved nothing of the sort

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Amid the Tories’ fiscal disasters, one change has quietly warped how we see public spending for ever

The Tory-created OBR buoyed David Cameron but sunk Liz Truss. After the election, it may become Labour’s problem, says economics professor Jonathan Portes

The Guardian - UK

How 14 years of Conservative rule has made council bankruptcy commonplace

A growing number of councils in England have declared bankruptcy since 2018, most recently Nottingham, Woking, Thurrock and Birmingham. With the situation in the devolved nations of the UK looking similarly precarious, the question of quite what has happened to local government finances in the UK is an urgent one.

The Conversation

Nicola Sturgeon to join pundits on broadcaster's General Election coverage

NICOLA Sturgeon will feature in ITV’s election night coverage alongside former chancellor George Osborne, the broadcaster has announced.

The National (Scotland)

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

Police to take no further action over Angela Rayner allegations – as it happened

No further action will be taken after a thorough investigation into Tory allegations, Greater Manchester Police say

The Guardian - UK

Business bosses desert Tories and defect to Labour

As Rishi Sunak faces an exodus of 76 Conservative MPs at the election, Labour welcomed the support of 121 business leaders

The Independent UK

Job ads aimed at the ‘benefits class’ may be well-meant, but smack of contempt

Attempts by cultural organisations to increase social diversity instead echo the Victorians’ demonisation of the ‘lower orders’

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Sir Keir Starmer will struggle to win a Commons majority of more than 60, says Ed Balls

But the Good Morning Britain presenter believes the Labour leader will win a majority in the general election on July 4

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak is holding out for a feelgood factor. It will only come once he’s gone

Lower inflation won’t help the Tories when everything still feels expensive and public services are on their knees, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

British Museum says 626 items lost or stolen have been found

Museum chair George Osborne hails ‘remarkable result’ as recovery effort continues with leads on another 100

The Guardian - UK

The big steal: how do ancient treasures from museums end up for sale on the internet?

At least 2,000 items from the British Museum were reported missing, stolen or damaged last year, and it now faces a massive overhaul. But it’s not the only institution that finds it hard to keep hold of its collections – and when that happens, who do they call? Meet the…

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George Osborne clashed with No 10 over selection of British Museum director

Museum chair rejected demand that Rishi Sunak be able to pick candidate from shortlist of two

Evening Standard

Have we reached peak political podcast?

We are, barring a huge upset, about to enter an era of boring government. Good news… unless you’re one of the never-ending procession of people commentating on it. Juliana Close wonders which ones will survive

The Guardian - UK

Ditching European trade for China and India was ever a poor bet. Now it’s a farce

Brexiters’ Asia hopes have foundered amid economic woes and hardline nationalism; it’s time to look at markets in our own backyard

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign

Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaign

The Guardian - UK

‘This hits the wrong people’: holiday let owners say Hunt’s scrapping of tax relief won’t affect rich

Wealthy second home owners who can afford to allow them to sit empty will carry on, say those with small holiday lettings

Evening Standard

London mayoral election: George Osborne says Susan Hall campaign feels abandoned by Tory HQ

Former Chancellor speaks out as Paul Scully joins in criticism of Tories’ London campaign video

The Guardian - UK

‘Our chances? Zero – and getting worse’: inside a Tory death spiral

Frank Hester, Lee Anderson, an unpopular budget … as the catalogue of Conservative disasters piles up, discipline seems to be breaking down, and any hope of election victory fading

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