Author: Miles Donavan

A majority of the public believe that the wealthy should pay more tax to fund public services, a new poll has found. The poll was carried out by Focaldata for the TUC, which found that 71% of the public believe the wealthy should pay more tax to fund public services. It also found that 65% of UK adults would ‘have more trust in politicians’ if government improved public services. The poll findings come ahead of the Spring statement due to be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves tomorrow, where she will give an update on the country’s finances. The chancellor has…

Labour MP Mike Tapp has taken apart Nigel Farage for his fake patriotism, as he slammed the Reform UK leader for ‘doing nothing for this country’. Tapp made the comments during an interview with Left on Red Media, a new media outlet that seeks to take on the misinformation being spread by the far-right, cutting through the spin to fight for a fairer, stronger Britain. Discussing patriotism and British values, Tapp told presenter Issy Waite, that plastic patriotism made his blood boil. Tapp highlighted his past experience serving in the military and said: “I went into the military to serve…

MacLean now works as a Director of Strategy for Kemi Badenoch So much for being the party of ‘sound finances’. It’s been revealed that a former Tory minister tried to put in a claim worth nearly £3,000 on expenses for help writing a CV, which was rejected by the expenses watchdog. Rachael MacLean, who lost her seat as Member of Parliament for Redditch to Labour’s Chris Bloore, put in the claim for £2,983 worth of “CV support”, the Mirror reported. Her claim however was rejected by the expenses watchdog IPSA who said that it was “not claimable”. She also formerly…

No wonder they’re not keen on net zero policies. Last week, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was busy trashing climate targets, despite the disastrous impact global warming is having on the planet. Badenoch made headlines after saying that it was “impossible” for the UK to meet its net zero target by 2050 – a goal set by a previous Conservative government. She also took aim at the ‘vested interests’ during her speech which she claimed had ‘hijacked ‘environmental policy’. Badenoch of course has her own vested interests at play too, as revealed by DeSmog. The environmental news site reports that the…

“Absolutely f****** insane.” “Imagine you had a woke lunatic living in your attic. Someone who contributed nothing to the household — beyond barking politically correct slogans — and yet expected full bed and board.” This was the introduction to an article in the New York Post, no, not by an American but by Brendan O’Neill, an English pundit and author, who edited Spiked for several years and is now its chief political writer. “No, Canada! Why we don’t want the Great Woke North as our 51st State,” is the headline of the piece that hinges on the view that Canada would be…

At its best, British journalism is very good indeed. But when bad, it can be truly awful. Our tabloid newspapers, in particular, have long been the architects of their own brand of media warfare. Trump is ramping up his attacks on the media, calling CNN and MSNBC ‘illegal.’ In a speech at the Department of Justice, he claimed these networks were corrupt, political tools of the Democratic Party, and that what they were doing was ‘illegal.’ He went on to compare them to paid political operatives, saying they influence judges and change laws. “And it has to stop, it has to be illegal, it’s…

The debate follows a petition which was signed by almost 134,000 for Britain to apply to join the EU as a full member as soon as possible.  This Monday (March 24), a parliamentary debate is taking place on the prospect of the UK rejoining the EU. The debate follows a petition which was signed by almost 134,000 for Britain to apply to join the EU as a full member as soon as possible.  The petition was launched by Robert McMaster, secretary of Berkshire for Europe. Writing for North East Bylines, McMaster explains how he began the petition following statements by…

“This is poor reward for their part in the business turnaround.” Staff at Reach, the UK’s largest commercial news publisher, each received a £600 bonus in recognition of the company’s 2024 profit growth of 6 percent, which reached £102.3m.   Jim Muller, meanwhile, the publishing giant’s chief executive, was paid £662,000 in total bonuses. Bonuses are paid each March to around 3,300 members of staff at Reach, who work for company’s 120-plus media brands, including the Mirror, the Express, Daily Record and Daily Star, to local brands like MyLondon, BelfastLive and the Manchester Evening News. Part of the growth has…

If the right unites, especially if Dominic Cummings, the inveterate plotter and ‘strategic genius’ (Barnard Castle rather undermined the genius label) gets into bed with Farage, the left could be in trouble. How Labour responds will be crucial. Their current tactic of trying to Reform-type politics, like immigration, where Reform and the Tories might gain support, risks pushing left-wing Labour voters elsewhere. The wiry figure of Dominic Cummings, who pops up from the shadows every now and again to stir the political pot, hit the headlines this week. Boris Johnson’s former trusted adviser and the mastermind behind Brexit, reportedly met…

“Israel has renewed its genocidal assault on Gaza. We must take action for Palestine now.” An emergency ‘End the Genocide’ protest is taking place in London today (March 22). It is part of a wave of emergency Palestine protests have been taking place up and down the country this week, following the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that shattered the ceasefire. Doctors in Gaza described scenes of ‘Armageddon.’ A total blockade on supplies has meant medics are unable to cope with the dying and injured, including children with severed limbs. Palestinian health officials said that in just a few hours, more…