Author: Miles Donavan

Truss is totally deluded… Liz Truss could do with some quiet self-reflection after her disastrous time in office that resulted in her being booted out after just 45 days, yet the disgraced former Prime Minister continues to make bizarre and ludicrous claims. After repeatedly claiming that her premiership fell apart because of the ‘deep state’ rather than her own disastrous policies contained in the mini-budget, which sent mortgage bills soaring and the pound collapsing, Truss now says that living in the UK is like living in East Germany with free-speech under attack. Despite the fact that Truss was able to…

Kemi Badenoch was business secretary when the law came into force BBC journalist Jon Kay picked apart the Tories’ pledge to reverse the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles if the party wins the next election.  Speaking to Tory shadow transport secretary Richard Holden, Kay asked why the party was now scrapping a policy it introduced.  The Tories would also remove the legal requirement on carmakers to sell electrical vehicles. Kay said: “I think people might be a bit confused by this because we’ve been told for ages that the move to electric and hybrid was…

As many as eight of the 13 local councils run by Nigel Farage’s party have hinted at plans to raise council tax by next year. Reform UK had promised to slash taxes and waste in local government and yet reality is now kicking in, with one of the councils run by the party looking at raising council tax by more than 5%. Worcestershire County Council is planning to raise council tax by more than 5% as it faces financial pressures. The BBC reports: “The authority currently has a £43.6m funding gap for the next financial year and said keeping council…

The feud between Farage and Robinson has escalated The feud between the two figures on the British far-right has escalated, with Tommy Robinson sending a pre-action legal letter to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is demanding that Farage retract what he describes as “libellous” claims he made in an LBC interview in January this year.  Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, the Reform leader said of Robinson: “He has a criminal record, a list as long as your arm, violence, violence against women”. Farage’s comments came after Elon Musk said he didn’t have what it…

For all the talk of “the people,” Musk’s position boils down to a demand that one billionaire, who’s, unelected, unaccountable, and running a global communication platform, should operate above the law. Europe, to its credit, is saying no. Talking about throwing your toys out of the pram. After the EU imposed a €120m penalty on X for breaching the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, lashed out in his usual reactionary fashion. Brussels, he declared, was a “woke Stasi” that “must be abolished.” He posted on X: “The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to…

Things could be worse. Piers Morgan could have confirmed the rumours that he might apply for the role of BBC director general. Then we’d really be in trouble. With the Telegraph merging into the Daily Mail’s orbit, the last thing Britain needs is yet another right-wing media heavyweight tightening its grip on an already lopsided landscape. And yet, sigh, that appears to be exactly what’s coming. Veteran journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan is now seeking major investment to transform his YouTube-based Uncensored show into a global media brand. Viewers learned this week, via a breaking interruption on Sky News, that Morgan is raising tens of…

Wealth growth has been strongest for the world’s ultra rich. The World Inequality Report 2026 reveals startling evidence of how steeply wealth has concentrated at the very top of the global income distribution. The report, the third of its kind, draws on research from more than 200 scholars affiliated with the World Inequality Lab and contributing to the world’s largest database tracking the historical evolution of inequality. It shows the top 10 percent of global income earners now earn more income than the remaining 90 percent put together. Additionally, the richest 0.001 percent hold three times the wealth of the…

“Just think how much of a difference £75k would make to food banks in Notts, for example.” Reform MP Lee Anderson has been widely mocked after insisting that the Reform-led Nottinghamshire County Council’s £75,000 project to install Union Jack and English flags across the county will not cost taxpayers “a single penny,” claiming the scheme will be funded entirely by local business sponsorship. In a Facebook post, Anderson said the installation of 164 flags “will not cost the taxpayer a single penny.” He continued: “We’ve been putting these up all around Nottinghamshire. They’re everywhere. “Yes, it has cost £75,000 to…

What should be a conversation about meeting children’s needs has instead become yet another culture war battlefield. ‘Overdiagnosis’ has been a buzzword of 2025, at least within right-wing circles, who deploy it with remarkable confidence yet remarkably little evidence. What should be a conversation about meeting children’s needs has instead become yet another culture war battlefield. “‘Out of control’ spending on ‘overdiagnosed’ special needs children threatens bin collections and pothole filling, claims Reform’s Tice,” splashed the Daily Mail last month, amplifying the right’s message that public services are failing not because of chronic austerity, but because too many children are being…

Since his release from prison earlier this year, where he claims to have embraced Christianity, Robinson has increasingly woven Christian imagery into his messaging. Tommy Robinson is holding a “United for Christ this Christmas” event today (December 13), featuring Bible readings, live music, and personal testimonies, according to details posted on X. Since his release from prison earlier this year, where he claims to have embraced Christianity, Robinson has increasingly woven Christian imagery into his messaging. Wooden crosses were a prominent feature at the first Unite the Kingdom rally in September. In response, senior Church of England figures are urging…