UK Foreign Aid Sent to Chinese Cities Wealthier Than Areas of Britain
Taxpayer-funded British foreign aid is directed to parts of the world that are wealthier than parts of the UK, including funding projects in Communist China, an investigation has found. a Report A study by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) found that taxpayer money is being used to support projects in wealthy parts of countries […]
‘It’s sometimes right to disobey laws’: Doctor struck off for Insulate Britain protests speaks out | Environmental activism
A retired general practitioner has become the second doctor to have his medical licence suspended after being convicted of a non-violent offence during a peaceful climate change protest. Dr Diana Warner, who has worked as a general practitioner in clinics around Bristol for 35 years, was sentenced to a total of six weeks in prison […]
The billions Britain needs are at Rachel Reeves’s fingertips, and no fiscal promises need be broken | Polly Toynbee
TIt was real anger. Rachel Reeves’s indignation in the House of Commons about the legacy she was left with was fully justified. Labour is genuinely outraged by the deliberate destruction wrought by former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, knowing that the party would have no stake in it for years to come. Labour has indeed put “party […]
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows | Arts funding
A major arts report due to be published on Monday night says the UK’s cultural sector is in crisis, with levels of investment and development far lower than in many other European countries. The analysis results are as follows: Observer The UK has cut its culture budget by 6% since 2010, while Germany, France and […]
Retail sales in Great Britain slump by 1.2%; government borrowing figure for June is lowest since 2019 – business live | Business
Important Events Retail sales in the second quarter declined 0.1% from the first quarter, contributing little to GDP growth. Rob WoodThe chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics said this left his second-quarter GDP growth forecast unchanged at 0.6%, compared with the Bank of England’s forecast of 0.5%. “This is due to strong consumer spending on […]
Migration to Britain Drives Largest Population Rise in Recorded History
The mass immigration policies of the exiled British “Conservative” government have resulted in the largest population growth in recorded history. Numbers release The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the population of England and Wales is set to grow by 610,000 between mid-2022 and mid-2023, taking the official total to 60.9 million – the fastest […]
This is a disastrous development for Britain, expert warns
Former U.K. foreign policy adviser Nile Gardiner reacts to the Labour Party’s win in the general election and warns what it could … source
Uncool Britannia? How Britain might feel with the court of Sir Keir | Keir Starmer
aAs Keir Starmer settles into his new job, he will no doubt feel the weight of comparison with his predecessor. Three times before, Labour has come to power after long periods of Conservative rule, and each time it was accompanied by a powerful sense of socio-cultural change. As Mark Twain said, history doesn’t repeat itself, […]
Britain Braces for Five Years of Leftist Governance
After 14 years of failed neoliberal government under a nominal Conservative government, anti-Conservative sentiment has bolstered left-wing parties, giving Labour a landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, giving it a Tony Blair-style majority. While most of Europe is moving to the right, Britain is moving to the left. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet […]
Britain Votes! Polling Stations Open as Voters Choose Next MPs
Voting is currently underway to elect the next members of the House of Commons, the UK legislative body that will decide the next government and the next Prime Minister. Polling stations opened at 7am this morning (2am EST) and close at 10pm EST on Thursday (17pm EST). The election was called by Chancellor Rishi Sunak […]