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Oliver Dowden, be on the level about investment
Paul McNamee

Oliver Dowden, be on the level about investment

Culture wars: A minister's new favourite tool for misdirection
Culture wars: Gavin Williamson weighed in
Paul McNamee

Culture wars: A minister's new favourite tool for misdirection

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts
An aerial view of a woman packing food parcels at a food bank. Nearly half of people using food banks last year were in debt to the government
Paul McNamee

Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
Victorian housing in the UK housing market
John Bird

The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas

Queen’s speech: New laws pledged for the year ahead - and what was left out
The Queen
Politics

Queen’s speech: New laws pledged for the year ahead - and what was left out

Voter ID: What does the new plan mean for voters?
voter ID
Politics

Voter ID: What does the new plan mean for voters?

Voter ID is a ‘real threat’ to marginalised groups
voter id
Politics

Voter ID is a ‘real threat’ to marginalised groups

The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now
John Bird

The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now

Won an Oscar? Come on in. Want an Oscar? Tough luck kids
Paul McNamee

Won an Oscar? Come on in. Want an Oscar? Tough luck kids

Labour are in bigger trouble than you realise
labour election results
Jonn Elledge

Labour are in bigger trouble than you realise

Count Binface: 'My joke mayor bid has power main parties could only wish for'
Count Binface
Count Binface

Count Binface: 'My joke mayor bid has power main parties could only wish for'

'ExcludedUK couldn't text the PM': Johnson under fire over Dyson messages
Boris Johnson has come under fire from opposition leaders after promising to ‘fix’ tax rules for James Dyson in a series of texts. Image credit: No 10 / Flickr
Politics

'ExcludedUK couldn't text the PM': Johnson under fire over Dyson messages

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
Film

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire

Matt Hancock ‘breached ministerial code’ says Labour
Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has been accused of breaching the ministerial code. Image credit: Number 10 / Flickr
Politics

Matt Hancock ‘breached ministerial code’ says Labour

Britain's zombie union shambles on, but for how much longer?
Scottish flags and crowds at a Scottish independence rally in george Square, Glasgow, in 2019
Peter Geoghegan

Britain's zombie union shambles on, but for how much longer?

Under the government's new war on woke, who's going to be at risk?
Leeds University students protesting
Paul McNamee

Under the government's new war on woke, who's going to be at risk?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Institutional thoughtlessness': A catchy new name for the old boys club
Boris Johnson's Cabinet
Paul McNamee

'Institutional thoughtlessness': A catchy new name for the old boys club

'It's time for change': Washington DC street paper vendors on Capitol riot
A pro-trump mob gathers outside the US Capitol Building.
Athiyah Azeem and Street Sense vendors

'It's time for change': Washington DC street paper vendors on Capitol riot

Arnie gives rousing defence of democracy and takes aim at Trump
Arnold Schwarzenegger giving a speech in front of an American and Californian flag
Politics

Arnie gives rousing defence of democracy and takes aim at Trump

Democracy is fragile. We all play a part in staying informed.
Will Moy

Democracy is fragile. We all play a part in staying informed.

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