In a town far from Whitehall, I saw just how devastating Labour’s cuts will be. So why can’t ministers? | John Harris
jTwo weeks ago, UST, my work day began at 6:45am, in a quiet cul-de-dead near Berry in Manchester. I was there to shadow Julia, a home care worker, on her daily morning round. She was about to put herself in the house of a 93-year-old woman. “She's going to be sleeping in the bed,” Julia […]
30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS | Health policy
Employment from the government's radical restructuring of the NHS is at least twice as large as previous ideas, and other parts of health services have also diminished. The staff shaking caused by the abolition of NHS England and unprecedented cost reductions means the number of lost posts will skyrocket from the expected 10,000 to 20,000-30,000. […]
A two-tier housing market will be the result of Labour’s half-baked leasehold reform plans | Harry Scoffin
tHe in England and Wales had to be destroyed since the Middle Ages. Homeowners, especially those in flats, lock themselves into exploitative serf-like relationships with freeholders who own property and control rights. Freeholders can misuse this imbalance of power and, with support from the law, force renters to pay horrible amounts in land rent and […]
Love’s Labour’s Lost (More or Less) review – lads on tour in Ibiza swear off sex | Theatre
sTundad has declined. He measured it for years when Shakespeare challenged his character in his early comedies. To lead a life of meditative research, the King of Navarre persuades his friends to join the maligned regime of three years, demanding that women be abandoned and cut back on food and sleep. In contrast, playwrights Elizabeth […]
Millionaires Flee UK in Record Numbers Since Left-Wing Labour’s Election Win
A record number of British millionaires have fled the country since Sir Keir Starmer's left-wing Labor Party claimed victory in last year's general election and sought to tax the country in a socialist way to make it prosperous. There is. Bond market turmoil and warnings from businesses have further heightened concerns about Labour's punitive tax […]
Labour’s investment in AI isn’t as clever as it thinks it is | Artificial intelligence (AI)
There are at least three major concerns for a government that is clearly betting Britain's future on so-called artificial intelligence (Mainstreaming in British veins: Labor announces large-scale public rollout of AI, 12 January) ). The Guardian's journalism is independent. If you buy something through an affiliate link, we may earn a commission. learn more. First, […]
Keir Starmer is one of Labour’s most rightwing MPs, study finds | Politics
Keir Starmer is one of Labour's most right-wing MPs, according to a survey of the political positions of MPs from each major party. Research by Chris Hanretty, a political science professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, found that the prime minister is less left-wing than almost all of her 401 Labor colleagues. The survey […]
Labour’s review of UK-China relations on hold until after chancellor visits Beijing | Foreign policy
A review of Britain-China relations will be postponed until the Prime Minister visits Beijing for the first time next month, the Guardian has learned, amid a spat over an alleged spy who befriended Prince Andrew. Rachel Reeves is set to visit China in early January as part of the Labor government's charm offensive. The visit […]
Labour’s 2030 green energy goal faces ‘significant challenges’, experts warn | Energy industry
Labor's plan to switch to a clean electricity system by 2030 faces “significant challenges” in avoiding delays and preventing vulnerable households from paying higher prices, experts say. I'm warning you. The UK Energy Research Center (UKERC) said there was “little margin for error” in achieving the government's plan to create a 95% low carbon electricity […]
With the Tories beaten, Labour’s next threat comes from even further right | Labour
Two important rules of politics are to always look ahead and to understand your enemy. And just months after defeating the Conservatives in a general election, many Labor MPs are preparing for a new challenge and a new enemy: Reform Britain. Nigel Farage's party is a small party in parliamentary parlance, and its five members […]