Vulnerable families illegally ‘dumped’ hundreds of miles away by London councils: Probably illegal, definitely inhumane.
Politics
2026-06-08
Farage paid £83k from events linked to US anti-abortion supporters: Whilst most of his supporters in the UK are actually rather pro abortion rights.
2026-06-06
Reform UK have decided the civil service is not to be trusted – weakness is at the heart of this ideological choice: ‘It’s an isolationism of ideas, driven by fear of the alternative or challenge.’
2026-06-03: The economic benefits of Open Source software
2026-05-31
‘One day I thought, that’s enough’: the people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads: ‘The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint’
2026-05-27: Government department saves £ millions by replacing its Palantir IT system with an in-house one
2026-05-17
Tommy Robinson’s pointless, confused, US-funded march: ‘“This event would not be happening if I didn’t go to America,” Robinson told a crowd of people who otherwise complain about foreign influences on UK politics’
2026-05-17: The Open Rights Group's very comprehensive report on the importance of Digital Sovereignty
2026-05-16: Britain's dependence on US technology makes us vulnerable
2026-05-16
Is being prime minister now an impossible job?: ‘No longer must we tolerate amateur political leaders and outdated systems of government.’
2026-05-14: Starmer's government is following the path of the recent Conservative administrations in terms of ministerial resignations
2026-05-07: There's no party that hates the working class more than Reform
2026-05-07: It's election day in the UK once again
2026-05-04: Reform's latest unhinged and hopefully illegal policy: 'if you vote Green we'll put a massive immigrant prison near you'
2026-05-01
2026-04-27
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys: ‘Right as they picked up the call, one of them asked, “Are you tracking Palantir’s descent into fascism?"’
2026-04-26: Tim Marshall's 'Prisoners of Geography' may help you understand the world at least a little better
2026-04-25
‘Angry Leftie women’: the real politics behind the ‘femosphere’ moral panic: ‘The question isn’t why young women are “angry.” It’s why their autonomy is being positioned as a political problem, one that is increasingly tied to immigration, birth rates, and national identity, and used to justify a broader rollback of rights’
2026-04-08
AI-generated Lego videos and Trump’s poo-bombing: welcome to the Iran-US slopaganda wars: ‘When it’s hard or impossible to identify trustworthy sources, you can choose to believe whatever you find comforting, invigorating or infuriating’.
2026-04-08: The incomprehensible events of contemporary times
2026-04-07: Legislation punishing citizens of specific nationalities for actions they didn't take is absolutely unacceptable
2026-04-05
The Guardian view on Britain’s religious right: using and abusing faith in the pursuit of power: The twisted and disrespectful abuse of faith by Reform et al in order to sow cultural division for political gain - nothing more, nothing less.
Welcome to the MrBeastification of British politics: the latest trick up Nigel Farage’s sleeve: Flashy stunts that don’t solve any of the country’s underlying problems.
2026-04-04: Policy reactions so far to the oil crisis
2026-04-03: The British Home Secretary's lust for the panopticon