Author: Miles Donavan

Badenoch made some bizarre claims about the Employment Rights Bill in a speech at the CBI conference yesterday Kemi Badenoch has been accused of leading a Tory “war on workers” after she attacked the Employment Rights Bill again at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference yesterday.  In her speech at the conference, Badenoch made some bizarre claims about the Bill. These included saying that new hires would be able to turn up at 9am and lodge a complaint with an Employment Tribunal before they’ve even worked out where the toilets are. The Tory leader also claimed that the Bill…

‘That’s very, very caveated. You’re not quite ruling this out.’ Nigel Farage finally responded to allegations of racist behaviour from his school days yesterday. Last week, The Guardian reported that more than a dozen of Farage’s classmates from Dulwich College described a pattern of “deeply offensive” behaviour by him throughout his teenage years. Asked by an ITV News journalist yesterday whether he had racially abused fellow pupils in the 1970s and 80s, the Reform leader said: “No. This was 49 years ago by the way. 49 years ago.”  “Have I ever tried to take it out on any individual on…

Farage is now facing calls from Labour to launch a “forensic” investigation into his party to guarantee any further pro-Russia links are rooted out. Nigel Farage, not one known for giving straight answers, is being brutally mocked after giving a bizarre justification for why he won’t launch an investigation into links between Russia and Reform UK. Farage, who once said he admired Putin, has once more found his party embroiled in scandal after its former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, was jailed after admitting taking bribes from the Kremlin to spout pro-Russia propaganda in the European Parliament in 2018 and…

The Mirror reports that Kevin Byrne ‘who spoke alongside Nigel Farage at a party event earlier this month, called Covid vaccinations a crime on Facebook this year. Remember when Nigel Farage promised to carry out more stringent vetting checks on his party’s candidates and staff after a number of them were found to have made hateful and bigoted posts as well as shared conspiracy theories? Well he clearly seems to be failing on that front, after it was revealed that Reform’s newly appointed small business tsar has been accused of sharing and spreading dangerous conspiracies theories on Covid vaccines and…

“Our democracy is not safe while the Electoral Commission is left so vulnerable.” MPs are ramping up calls for Labour to repeal Tory-era powers which allow government ministers to set the Electoral Commission’s priorities. This comes as Labour prepares to introduce its Elections Bill to Parliament early next year. In the 2022 Elections Act, the Tories introduced a power to set a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for the Electoral Commission based on the government of the day’s priorities. In Opposition, Labour strongly opposed ministers being able to steer the election watchdog’s work.  However, the government has not confirmed that…

Ditch the fiscal rules, scrap the two-child limit, wealth tax now! Progressives want to see bold reforms in the Budget. Will Labour deliver? The government is in a tight spot. What was originally estimated as a £30 billion hole in the public finances, combined with Labour’s strict fiscal rules, has left the government with little room to maneuver. In some positive news, the Office for Budget Responsibility recently revised its estimate, revealing that the hole in the public finances was closer to £20 billion rather than £30 billion. This is said to have played a part in the chancellor Rachel…

Here are some of the Labour government’s achievements over the last week which you may have missed While Reform continues to be embroiled in scandal, its former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes from Russia in the latest incident, and while opposition parties continue to engage in performative outrage, the Labour government is getting on with the task of delivering for the country. Here are some of the Labour government’s achievements over the last week which you may have missed: NHS England’s prescription charges frozen The Labour government has frozen NHS England prescription charges. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that…

“Nigel Farage will talk out of both sides of his mouth but he has been consistent about […] his support and admiration for Vladimir Putin.” The business secretary Peter Kyle has hit out at Reform’s “Russia problem” in an interview this morning. Asked about his reaction to former Reform leader in Wales Nathan Gill being sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison, he said that some parties have “outliers”, adding “but with Reform they have a Russia problem in their party.” Gill was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery. He received around £40,000…

‘Everyday people cannot pay any more’ Unite’s General Secretary Sharon Graham has called for the government to implement a wealth tax ahead of the budget this week. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the government’s budget on Wednesday, which will prioritise cutting the cost of living, cutting NHS waiting lists, protecting public services while also reducing national debt and plugging a fiscal black hole worth about £20bn. Graham is among others who have renewed calls for the government to implement a wealth tax, in order to protect working people. Asked by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday what would be top…

Sydney Sweeney is treated as a symbol of the ‘unwokening.’ Since the dawn of the culture wars, the right has insisted ‘woke means broke,’ especially when it comes to Hollywood. If a film includes diversity, a social message, or simply an actor they dislike, any box-office wobble is instantly ridiculed as ‘woke drivel.’ In 2023, the Daily Mail shouted: “Woke Disney loses $900million in recent box office flops as liberal agenda being pushed in movies like ‘Lightyear’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ turn off movie-goers.” Two years later… it declared: “Snow White suffers worst humiliation yet after woke Rachel Zegler remake tanked at…