Badenoch PMQs debut so shambolic she made Starmer look good
New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was so incompetent at her first Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), she almost made Keir Starmer look good. A poll from YouGov conducted in the week…
Mental Health Act reforms do not go far enough for Autistic people
The following article is a comment piece from Simone Aspis, project manager for Free Our People Now – a project led by Autistic people and people with Learning Difficulties at…
Budget will leave the poorest households £600 worse off a year
The poorest 10% of people will see their tax burden increase by £600 a year as a consequence of the Labour Party chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget freeze of the personal…
DWP WCA controversial reform plans were just challenged in court
During a court hearing about the “rushed and disingenuous” consultation used to justify proposals to tighten the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was ordered…
David Lammy Trump comments come back to haunt UK foreign sec
As the terrible Kamala Harris campaign seems to have lost the US presidential election to Donald Trump, UK foreign secretary David Lammy has excitedly congratulated him. But he quickly received…
Tuition fees rocket as Labour minister calls universities businesses
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson referred to universities as “businesses” during an interview on Channel 4. This summarises everything wrong with the neoliberal approach across the Tory Party and the Labour…
PETA animal experimentation campaign ratchets up at parliament
More than 20 MPs gathered at a special reception hosted by PETA on animal experimentation at the Palace of Westminster. PETA animal experimentation: the lobbying increases The MPs were there…
Dyson inheritance tax dodging plan in tatters thanks to Labour
Inventor of the bagless vacuum-cleaner James Dyson is the latest billionaire to kick up a fuss about chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget. It’s over the inheritance tax changes on Agricultural…
London education strategy needs to be looked at in isolation
A new major report has identified persistent inequalities in London’s education system and calls for a strategic reset to address the unique challenges facing young people in the capital. London…
Cladding progress too slow and target may be missed: NAO report
Publishing a target date for the completion of dangerous cladding remediation works and providing greater transparency on remediation performance are two key recommendations arising from a new National Audit Office…
stealing from disabled people to send to Ukraine
For one moment I was concerned I might not make the deadline for this latest, Labour budget-themed instalment of Swindon’s Sunday Sermon. You can just imagine the queues out there,…
Rachel Reeves budget will manufacture a fresh cost of living crisis
Chancellor Rachel Reeves failed to use her budget to address out of control inequality nor to bring about significant or redistributive growth, meaning Labour has ushered in a fresh cost…