YOU WONT BELIEVE: 12 - What They Never Told You

Employers should contribute to universities

Letters: Johnny Rich proposes a sustainable funding model for higher education. Plus letters from Henry Malt and David Gleave

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

It’s said that Tony Blair thought he was Jesus. At least Jesus never thought he was Tony Blair

The idea of the former PM being driven by delusions of grandeur runs through Channel 4’s new documentary. Still, there is fun in seeing the world as it was, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Peter Mandelson appears in Blair documentary saying ex-PM left ‘brutality to others’

Peter Mandelson has appeared in a new Channel 4 documentary series delving into Tony Blair’s rise to power, calling out the ex-Prime Minister's “brutality.”

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Former Guardian journalist Chris Boffey, a ‘tenacious’ reporter and ‘great human being’, dies aged 74

Boffey was head of news for four top newspapers, reported for many more, and had a stint in Whitehall

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

I didn’t really enjoy being prime minister, Tony Blair admits

The documentary about Sir Tony Blair’s life also saw his wife reveal he has never bought her flowers

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Jonathan Powell rejects overtures to replace McSweeney as Starmer’s chief of staff

Exclusive: Powell, who held post under Blair, is said to be considering leaving current role as national security adviser

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

The slow implosion of Keir Starmer’s government is the ultimate repudiation of ‘Labour minimalism’

This dominant tradition in the party has long insisted on appeasing powerful interests. But it’s unsuited to modern times, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

All duty, no dazzle: Gordon Brown the statesman

Where Tony Blair charmed and persuaded, Gordon Brown harangued and instructed

Evening Standard · Feb 15

Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea

Former prime minister’s think tank says government’s clean power plan is ‘leading the UK in the wrong direction’

The Independent UK · Feb 13

Money trap: The great student loan swindle

With graduates facing ballooning debts, a stealth tax on their success and a lack of jobs, is a degree still worth the investment? Claudia Cockerell investigates

Evening Standard · Feb 13