As The Guardian notes in an email news alert this morning: Keir Starmer will unveil drastic cuts to disability benefits on Tuesday, despite deep opposition from
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The threat from academia
I like this, a lot: I agree with much that the commentator has to say. This line stood out for me on where progress comes
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Why is mental health the government’s responsibility?
This comment was made by someone called TomB on this blog yesterday. I hope he will forgive me for lightly editing it for use here,
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Trump hates free speech
Trump, Vance and Musk say they’re free speech extremists – and they are. They’ve set out to remove the right to free speech from everyone
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Only in Vulgaria and the USA
As mentioned by commentator MarP on this site, this Bill has been introduced into Congress in the USA: The text is small, so let’s be
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The ordinary is carrying on
Just to remind everyone that there is still a world out there, and it is worth caring about: Black-headed gulls are about as ordinary as
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Emma Reynolds MP was lying through her back teeth for Labour this morning
Emma Reynolds MP, a Labour Treasury minister, has been out on the media round this morning, lying through her back teeth. She claimed that the
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With power comes the opportunity to be abusive, and that is the option Starmer has chosen
The Guardian reports this morning that Starmer is determined to keep up his assault on people with disabilities in the UK. Like Wes Streeting, who
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Callousness, and an age of indifference, is rampant and we will pay a high price for it
According to Politico this morning: Donald Trump said he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. “A lot of work’s been done
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