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Reform Uncovered: West Northamptonshire Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change – While Continuing to Take Government’s Green Funds
Opposition politicians at the Reform UK-run council are pointing to the party’s fossil fuel funding. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Reform Uncovered: Durham County Council Removes Pride and Ukraine Flags on Leader’s Whim
Critics called the move ‘deeply undemocratic’ and ‘Trumpian’ after the Reform UK-led council could provide no formal record or reasoning for the change. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Reform Uncovered: ‘Clickbait and Chaos’ – 100 days of Reform-Run Kent County Council
Nigel Farage’s party won 57 of the 81 seats on Kent County Council in May. Councillor Mark Hood, acting leader of the council’s Green Party, sets out the scandals and soundbites that have already come to define it locally
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Reform Uncovered: Kent County Council’s ‘Misleading’ DOLGE Report Based on Ex-Reform Chairman’s Tweets
The Reform UK-run council’s attempt to set out its priorities to make Elon Musk-style cuts has been deemed ‘a bit of a joke’. Max Colbert reports
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European Ruling on Russian Interference Creates More Questions Than Answers
Judges recently ruled that the UK Government had not breached its obligation to properly investigate Moscow’s attempts to meddle in Brexit. Is this the end of the line for the campaigners who brought the case? Josiah Mortimer reports
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Going After the ‘Invaders’ – A Protest in Portsmouth
Across the country hotels housing asylum seekers have become a flashpoint for the far-right and those angry about immigration. Beyond the media headlines, the dark and dangerous ideology underpinning much of the unrest needs to be taken seriously. James Bloodworth reports
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Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment That Shows Everything That Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain
The Prime Minister has signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor, writes Emma Jones
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Bad Press Awards – The Copper-Plated Comma for Convenient Quotes
“I don’t know how she does it”. That was the central question of Allison Pearson’s 2002 novel about working and motherhood. I’m going to borrow it here and apply it to Pearson’s more regular profession as a columnist.
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On the Ground – Trump’s ‘Good Friends’
Is this the next step in GB News’ plan to crack the ‘Make America Great Again’ crowd and cosy up to Donald Trump?
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News In Brief – Immigration Hypocrisy
The previous Conservative Government spent much of its time in office telling the public that the country had to be tougher on migration. Not so, in reality, as it turns out…
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Reform UK Accused of Breaking Climate Law as Opponents Challenge Local Net Zero Ban
Opposition councillors in one of the party’s flagship new councils are challenging the legality of its decision to ban all climate and Net Zero pledges
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Famine on the Gaza Strip: ‘We See Children So Weak and Hungry They Cannot Even Cry’
Oxfam spokesperson details heartbreaking reality of life on the ground in Gaza amid on-going aid distribution scandal
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Trump and Putin Meeting in Alaska: ‘Chess With the Bear’
The summit’s optics could reshape alliances, potentially moving the US closer to Russia, and sidelines Europe at a moment when transatlantic unity is critical, writes Zarina Zebrisky
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Leading University Faces Discrimination Lawsuit Following Sacking Over ‘Gaza Genocide’ Statement
