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Defence Veterans Charge Starmer with Deception on Funds
Military elites accuse Starmer of lying on defence budgets amid cuts masked as increases. Trump's Chagos reversal underscores strategic blunders in underfunded forces.
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Military elites accuse Starmer of lying on defence budgets amid cuts masked as increases. Trump's Chagos reversal underscores strategic blunders in underfunded forces.
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Labour's leaked SEND overhaul reviews legal rights for every child at school transitions, rationing support to control costs despite rights-expansion claims. This caps bipartisan neglect of vulnerable pupils.
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Adoptive families face years of violence from traumatised children with minimal state support, revealing child protection's abandonment after placement. Low official breakdown rates hide parent-blaming and systemic voids across parties.
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Staff arrests at St Andrew's reveal entrenched abuse in NHS-commissioned mental health care, where restraints injure and oversight fails despite CQC ratings and police probes. Vulnerable patients bear the cost of systemic neglect.
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Labour's abrupt reversal on delaying 30 council elections exposes governance fragility, legal opacity, and political miscalculation just months into power. Taxpayers cover costs while councils rush unprepared polls.
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16.1% of 16-24 year-olds cannot find work, triple the UK rate, as policy pledges exclude graduates and AI erodes entry roles. This locks a generation out of productive careers amid stagnant growth.