16 articles
• via BBC News
Labour downgrades new refugee grants to 30-month reviews, admitting border control crisis without halting 41k+ boat arrivals. Half-measures expose cross-party failure to enforce sovereignty.
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Lord Mandelson's arrest for passing market-sensitive data to Jeffrey Epstein reveals elite vetting failures and impunity across Labour governments. Starmer's ambassador pick sours amid ongoing probe.
• via Guido Fawkes
Labour refuses to press France to strip Peter Mandelson's Legion d'Honneur despite Epstein-linked arrest and bailout texts. This exposes elite protectionism that spans parties and endures scandals.
• via Guido Fawkes
Labour's June defence review for war-fighting readiness lacks costings, exposing fiscal detachment that spans governments and weakens national security amid rising threats.
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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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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.
• via the Guardian
Starmer’s appointment of Epstein-linked Peter Mandelson as US ambassador exposes elite networks overriding vetting standards. Internal Labour rifts and opposition scrutiny signal accelerating leadership doubts amid governance decline.
• via The Telegraph
A £4.1m taxpayer-funded portal curates non-existent and irrelevant courses, revealing procurement failures in Labour's tech skills drive. This wastes public money amid urgent AI workforce needs.
• via The Telegraph
Labour scraps veteran immunity, drawing fire from its own commissioner who says ex-soldiers suffer worse than terrorists. Bill risks lawfare, eroding military trust amid global threats.
• via The Telegraph
Labour proposes free TV licences for benefits claimants amid surging welfare costs and BBC revenue collapse. This rewards inactivity as six million working-age adults stay out of work, taxing payers further.
• via Guido Fawkes
Bangladesh files fresh corruption charges against Labour MP Tulip Siddiq over a free flat gained via family influence. Her UK Treasury role persists without scrutiny, exposing failing political vetting standards. (142 chars)
• via Conservative Post
Independent indices show Britain's jobs market at a 14-year low despite Labour's job creation claims. Employer taxes link directly to hiring freezes and permanent role losses, hitting low-income workers hardest.
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Labour's VAWG strategy arrives after three delays, dumped before Christmas recess, with vague tools despite halving pledges. Systemic justice failures persist across parties, framing boys as threats while victims abandon broken processes.
• via Mail Online
Labour's £66 billion tax rises shatter fiscal restraint vows, with employment pledges and growth targets also abandoned. Economic stagnation follows predictable leadership pivots across parties.
• via The Guardian
Rachel Reeves' budget delays tax rises and cuts until pre-2029 polls, hitting low earners hardest via threshold freezes. IFS warns of fiscal fiction as living standards fall £850 per household.