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Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party is winning over some disillusioned Labour voters by targeting regions that are struggling economically and by campaigning on local issues.The New York Times - 4d -
Nigel Farage says Tories ‘not on the right in any measurable way’ and calls Labour government ‘miserable’ – UK politics live
Leader of Reform UK criticises Conservatives and ‘declinist’ Labour government in new attacks. Good morning, defence secretary John Healey has finished speaking, so I can take a quick pause and ...The Guardian - 9h -
Labour needs a growth plan for the north
Plus, the ‘multiplier’ effect of the BBC’s move to SalfordFinancial Times - 5d -
Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments
Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says his comments in the group were "completely unacceptable".BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Labour suspends 11 councillors over WhatsApp group
The group, which is being investigated by the party, has already led to the suspension of two Labour MPs.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Donald Trump will force a fiscal reckoning on Labour
Past governments have broken tax promises as they weigh trade-offs against bigger imperatives and geopoliticsFinancial Times - 5d -
Labour will have to ditch tax pledges sooner or later
Spending cuts to fund increased defence spending will not impress UK voters and something will have to giveFinancial Times - 15h -
The Papers: 'MPs in vile chats' and 'Labour's plan to tackle Farage threat'
The fallout after the sacking of a health minister over offensive messages is the top story in some of Monday's front pages.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Labour peer calls for UK attorney-general Hermer to quit
Lord Glasman’s criticism comes as tensions rise between liberal and conservative wings of Sir Keir Starmer’s partyFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Second Labour MP suspended from party over WhatsApp messages
Oliver Ryan was a member of the same message group as former health minister Andrew GwynneFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Oliver Ryan suspended as Labour MP over WhatsApp messages
Ryan had been summoned to a meeting with his chief whip after the Mail on Sunday published the texts.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
One area where Labour can do more with less money
Reforming special needs provision will not make huge savings but it offers lessons for trimming welfare spendingFinancial Times - 4d -
What we've learned about Rachel Reeves's expenses - and the Labour response
Senior figures defended the chancellor after we revealed her expenses were investigated before she was an MP.BBC News - 4d -
Iceland chair and Labour backer gives Starmer government ‘6 out of 10’
Head of food retailer says he wants ministers to focus on planning reform and fixing Britain’s productivity problemsFinancial Times - 1d -
More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy
Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’. A group of more than 900 Labour members and trade unionists, including MPs and peers, have accused the government of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Flirting with the far right
Conservatives in Europe are increasingly entwined with more extreme forces but circumstances differ nation by nationFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government | George Monbiot
If Starmer and Reeves really want a greener, cleaner, wilder nation, then why attack vital state bodies that are already on their knees?. This might sound astonishing, but the UK government’s core ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
I was a content moderator for Facebook. I saw the real cost of outsourcing digital labour | Sonia Kgomo
Tech firms must invest in and respect the people who filter social media and label the data that AI relies on. Sonia Kgomo is an organiser with African Tech Workers Rising; she spoke at the AI ...The Guardian - 6d -
Ukraine just the latest Trump wheeze for Labour to try to defend and disown | John Crace
It was left to the poor junior defence minister Maria Eagle to walk that particular tightrope in the Commons. In his ghostwritten 1987 bestseller The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump delivers his ...The Guardian - 5d -
Digested week: Labour politicians’ loose talk part of longstanding tradition | Emma Brockes
Awkward WhatsApp revelations, binned bitcoin, musical heart, Godfather nostalgia and the happy over-50s. Career death via “offensive WhatsApp group” is a modern iteration of a longstanding ...The Guardian - 4d -
Britain will not thrive in a might is right world
Attacks on attorney-general Lord Hermer illuminate a wider battle about how to defend UK interestsFinancial Times - 5d -
The rights and wrongs of politicians ‘doing God’
JD Vance’s musings on Catholic theology drew a rebuke from the pope himselfFinancial Times - 2d -
The Far Right Has a New Hero: Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government has inspired adoration from far-right communities online that used to be reserved for Donald Trump.Wired - Feb. 5 -
For Europe’s Right, Trump Stirs Caution Alongside Celebration
The American president’s threat of tariffs is not in the interest of Europe’s nationalist parties, who are just as eager to put their own countries first.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights
President Trump has signed five executive orders targeting transgender rights since coming to office. What’s striking about these executive orders isn’t just the sheer volume of policies that might ...The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Elon Musk and the Right Are Recasting Reporting as ‘Doxxing’
Right-wing influencers are criticizing journalists who have published public information about government employees.The New York Times - 5d -
Civil rights and Cybertrucks: searching for the real Atlanta – in pictures
Atlanta was the birthplace of Martin Luther King, but is now falling victim to rapid gentrification. Photographer Joshua Dudley Greer went to look for its soul Continue reading...The Guardian - 5d -
Avowed - All Totem Of Rightful Rulership Pieces And Locations
In each of Avowed's regions you can find pieces of a Totem, which provides passive buffs once activated in your camp. In order to get the most out of each Totem, you will need to find all seven ...GameSpot - 5d -
Kershaw: Didn't feel like right time to retire
Dodgers veteran Clayton Kershaw said he didn't entertain retirement after going through painstaking rehab following foot surgery.ESPN - 4d -
Every Game Delayed Right Now (2025 Edition)
Death, taxes, and video games getting delayed--it seems these are the three constants in 2025, with a number of high-profile video games getting delayed past their initial release dates. Some of ...GameSpot - 4d -
The right to die: who should have the final say?
Will the assisted dying bill stall? Plus, Europe reels from Trump's Ukraine interventionFinancial Times - 4d -
A Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors and the Rule of Law
Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case.The New York Times - 4d -
Vance meets with leader of far-right German party
Vice President Vance met Friday with a leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, making him the highest-ranking U.S. official to do so. The vice president met with Alice ...The Hill - 4d -
Getting Ukraine settlement right requires pressure on Putin
Putin’s demands, reaffirmed by his deputy foreign minister this week, are nonstarters.The Hill - 3d -
Trump is right on the Gaza Strip, but the details matter
President Donald Trump has proposed "cleaning" the Gaza Strip and turning it into a Mediterranean Riviera, but the plan faces obstacles such as opposition from Egypt and Jordan, and the Gaza ...The Hill - 1d -
Jude Bellingham swore Real Madrid was the right move
Amid the row over his red card for swearing, Bellingham can make Man City turn the air blue for not signing him.ESPN - 8h -
Cancer patients not getting right care, say doctors
Experts highlight particular problems with prostate, kidney and colon cancer in England and Wales.BBC News - 1h -
‘Dengue Boy’ Is the Weird, Fleshy Novel You Need Right Now
Dengue Boy, a book about a humanoid mosquito taking his revenge in the dying years of planet Earth, is unsettling and essential.Wired - Feb. 5 -
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups in Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroadABC News - Feb. 7