‘Rachel Reeves has made more of a mess than Liz Truss ever did
What a huge financial mess we find ourselves in as a country and Rachel Reeves, our so-called Chancellor,…
Petrol and diesel prices surge to 18-month high in blow to millions of drivers
Millions of drivers have been hit by the highest petrol and diesel prices in 18 months, as filling…
Critics ask why Starmer is in Ireland as questions about Mandelson pile up back at home – The Irish Times
UK prime minister Keir Starmer was in Belfast and then Cork on Thursday, far from the madding crowd…
Labour awards £370m contract to company ‘at centre of pensions crisis’
Trade unions have warned that more than 250,000 civil servants could face potential salary delays after Labour awarded…
Rachel Reeves issues major update for the 600,000 state pensioners ‘drawn into paying tax’ this year
Fears have been growing that rising state pension payments could soon push retirees into the tax net. Rachel…
Rachel Reeves gambling taxes blamed by Ladbrokes owner for £681million losses
Entain, the parent company of Ladbrokes and Coral, has reported a post-tax loss of £681million for 2025. The…
Manchester byelection defeat leaves Keir Starmer green around the gills – The Irish Times
Tory opposition barbs in UK politics tend to be soaked in hyperbole. Yet its taunt on Friday morning…
Job vacancies fall as Rachel Reeves’s tax raids blamed for ‘collapse in business confidence’
New data suggests that Britain’s labour market has deteriorated sharply, with job vacancies plunging to 694,000, a five-year…
HMRC launches investigation into bereaved families over underpayments
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has dramatically stepped up its scrutiny of bereaved families suspected of underpaying inheritance…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released after becoming first British royal to be arrested since 1647 – The Irish Times
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, presumably would have been used to travelling with a police escort, although…
Male unemployment hits highest level in over a decade as ‘worrying trend’ exposes Labour’s tax raid
Britain’s labour market is showing a widening divide between men and women, with male unemployment rising sharply to…
‘Staggered by the Green Party fella with bad teeth!’
Jeremy Clarkson has launched a fresh public attack on the Green Party and its leader, Zack Polanski, over…