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Labour is Becoming an Army of Power-Mad Killjoys

4 October 2026 at 09:00

The recent comments from a Government Minister dismissing pubs and black Labradors as "far Right" only confirm that Labour is fast becoming an army of power-mad killjoys, says Alexander McKibbin.

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Burnham to Start Dismantling Triple Lock Before Election

2 October 2026 at 15:09

Andy Burnham plans to pass a law scrapping the triple lock before the next election despite Labour pledging in its 2024 manifesto to keep it intact and the PM himself previously saying it would stay until 2030.

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Political Spite Won’t Keep the Lights On

2 October 2026 at 11:00

So, this is Andy Burnham's solution to soaring energy prices: nationalisation and relitigating the 1970s. It's just a shame, says Ben Pile, that energy was far cheaper under Thatcher than in our Net Zero era.

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Our Andy With His 10 Year Plandy

1 October 2026 at 19:00

Amidst all the sentimental populist fluff, a political theory of sorts could be discerned in Andy Burnham's conference speech, says Professor James Alexander. Let's call him Our Andy-with-his-10-year-Plandy.

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Black Labrador and Warm Ale Life is No Fantasy, But it is Tragically a Minority Pursuit

30 September 2026 at 07:00

Black Labrador and warm ale life is no fantasy, even less a "far Right" one, says Joanna Gray. But it is tragically far removed from the experience of the overwhelming majority of the population these days.

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Notice How the Establishment is Trying to Defend the Stasis Quo

29 September 2026 at 09:00

Not for the first time, there is a conspiracy among members of the established parties to exclude one element of our politics and make it effectively taboo, says Prof James Alexander: they want to keep the 'stasis quo'.

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Spies and Their Climate Lies

29 September 2026 at 07:00

At the UN last week, Ed Miliband shared details of a secret "damning" climate spy report. Ben Pile points out that a similar secret report appeared 22 years ago – and not one of its apocalyptic predictions came true.

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Mahmood to Open New Fast-Track Legal Route for Refugees

28 September 2026 at 11:00

Shabana Mahmood is to announce a fast-track new legal route for "vulnerable" refugees from Palestine, Afghanistan and elsewhere that will grant them permanent settlement in the UK.

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There is No Economic Growth. We’re in a Deep Recession

26 September 2026 at 11:00

Britain supposedly had 0.4% growth in the last quarter. But when you look closely, says David Craig, it's clear this 'growth' all came from government borrowing and the real economy is already in deep recession.

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