We ask the experts: does it still pay to go to university? ‘It’s complex’ The time and money you invest in education should be repaid by a rewarding career, but is that always the case? The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
Thursday mornings won’t be the same without Melvyn Bragg Letters: Steve Brown reveals how In Our Time has provided a superb resource for his teaching, plus letters from Robert McNulty, Helen Read and Moxley Cooper The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
Peter Mandelson: the lights go out on Labour’s Prince of Darkness – again The party veteran’s exit in the wake of the Epstein revelations looks like the final stop of a rollercoaster career The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Sacked Mandelson: Being ambassador to US was ‘privilege of my life’ The peer said he deeply regretted the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington. The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Almost £10m of public money spent on subsidies for former PMs Annual cost of allowance has more than doubled in recent years because of quick turnover of prime ministers The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Voices: With Mandy-gate, has Keir Starmer finally run out of luck? COMMENT: Just when the prime minister hoped his fortunes might at last be turning, his now former ambassador to Washington is embarrassed to the point of sacking by new details about his friendship with his paedophile ‘best pal’ – and days before a crucial state visit by Donald Trump, writes… The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Who Is Peter Mandelson's Partner — And Why Is His Sexuality Back in the Headlines Over Embarrassing Birthday Note? Peter Mandelson, the UK ambassador to the US and former Labour cabinet minister, is back in the headlines over his past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. International Business Times UK · Sep 11, 2025
Timeline of Peter Mandelson’s controversial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein British ambassador to US was sacked over his ties to paedophile financier The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Timeline of Mandelson’s association with paedophile financier Epstein The British ambassador to the US’s links to Jeffrey Epstein go back decades. Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025
Voices: How Trump’s state visit could determine whether Mandelson survives COMMENT: Calls for Keir Starmer to fire Peter Mandelson after the Epstein revelations are perfectly understandable, writes Simon Walters. But the US president’s impending state visit presents the prime minister with a diplomatic quandary of epic proportions The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Lord Mandelson gave advice to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein as he faced criminal charges - and says he could have been murdered Fresh revelations pile pressure on Britain’s ambassador to the US as Sir Keir Starmer urged to sack him Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025
A banya with a billionaire, an undeclared loan and ‘pure poison’: the many scandals of Peter Mandelson Despite his value to Starmer, the New Labour veteran has been forced into an extraordinary third resignation The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025
UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson faces criticism over links to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein Epstein took his own life in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Euronews · Sep 10, 2025
UK Government blocked release of Epstein memo from Mandelson to Blair OFFICIALS blocked the release of a secret memo in which Peter Mandelson urged Tony Blair to meet Jeffrey Epstein while he was prime minister, it has… The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025 Wednesday briefing: What are the key revelations from the Boris Files – and why do they matter? In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s investigation into the former prime minister shows how he used his office for his own gain – and taxpayers are footing the bill
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025 Can the old-but-new NHS league tables revive the health service? The new system resembles Tony Blair’s star-rating regime, which was eventually scrapped. Whether naming and shaming leads to improvements remains to be seen
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025 Former PMs say they use subsidy only for public duties after Boris Johnson revelations Gordon Brown calls for change to rules as he and other ex-leaders say they do not use allowance for commercial work
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025 What are the Boris Files and what do they reveal about former PM’s conduct? Leaked material from Johnson’s private office raises serious questions relating to his time in No 10 and since he resigned
The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2025 Sacked Scottish secretary Ian Murray returns to UK Government in ministerial role KEIR Starmer has reinstated sacked Scottish secretary Ian Murray to his government in a demoted role
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025 The Guide #207: How Britain embraced The Simpsons, America’s true first family In this week’s newsletter: First shown in the UK 35 years ago, the landmark cartoon has wormed its way into our culture, from parliament put-downs to Bartman mania
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025 Labour veteran Alexander says return to Scotland Office a ‘real honour’ Douglas Alexander replaces the sacked Ian Murray as Secretary of State for Scotland.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025 Cabinet reshuffle: All the new appointments in Sir Keir Starmer’s top team The Prime Minister has carried out a root and branch reshuffle of the Cabinet.
The Conversation · Sep 4, 2025 Politicians now talk of climate ‘pragmatism’ to delay action – new study Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has described her plan to “maximise extraction” of the UK’s oil and gas from the North Sea as a “common sense” energy policy.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 Rayner lawyers ‘made scapegoats’ and ‘did not give her tax advice’ on flat at centre of row: UK politics live Angela Rayner said she was given inaccurate legal advice that led her to underpay tax when buying a flat in Hove in May
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan is an obscenity. Can we really trust Tony Blair to have told him so? The former PM’s leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab – or western – state could back, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins