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Housing secretary Angela Rayner has taken a £20,000 speaking fee from an estate agents’ lobbying group, even though she once condemned MPs earning money from outside jobs as “beyond shameful”. …
Housing Secretary Took £20k Speaking Fee From Estate Agent Lobbyists Read More
Two phrases — housing and affordability — sung out across Greater Manchester’s mayoral election. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they’ve dominated more than anything else in manifestos, hustings and social media alike. In my …
Property and poverty dominate Manchester’s mayoral election politics Read More
Together, these initiatives would have made up around half of the £200m that the UK pledged to support conservation in the Congo basin – the world’s second-largest rainforest. When it …
UK withdraws millions in funding from world’s second-largest rainforest in Congo Read More
8m households in the UK could see their electricity bills instantly drop through a nationwide scheme which would enable the mass-installation of home solar power and batteries with no upfront …
Nationwide solar panel scheme could lower electricity bills for 8m households with no upfront cost Read More
Standards watchdogs should publish a “red list” of former ministers who have broken lobbying rules, according to a new report calling for an overhaul of the system. It follows a …
The UK Allows Former Politicians To Break Lobbying Rules With Impunity. That Could Be About To Change Read More
Steve Laughton joined The Mint to talk about money. Not money in the everyday sense but as a political story — so badly misconstrued that it has trapped governments, parties …
A fearful misunderstanding Read More
Beans should be a mainstay in livestock feeds: it’s time for UK agriculture to take its pulse, says John McArthur. The Defra Farming Roadmap was released on 24 June 2026 …
Britain’s farming – has beans Read More
In her new book, Uneasy Streets sociologist, Caroline Knowles, points out the marks made on British society by Chinese money while Britain’s understanding of the superpower remains scant. She shares …
Chinese lessons Read More
If the cost of defence is a life worth living, who’s going to fight for their country? Vix Anderton questions the welfare or weapons argument. John Healey’s resignation as UK …
A call to alms Read More
Cliff Mills and Simon Grove-White on why cooperation is the way forward in public services. Andy Burnham’s speech at the People’s History Museum has thrown down the gauntlet to rethink …
All together now Read More