Posted by The Guardian | Sep 24, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Devolution, Housing, Keir Starmer, Labour, Local government, Local politics, Manchester, Mayoral elections, Politics, Social housing, Society, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news |
The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?In May 2025, when Keir Starmer was still prime minister, Labour politicians, campaigners and journalists...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 24, 2026 | Drones (military), Europe, Russia, The Guardian, Ukraine, World News |
A conflict that began with tanks and then artillery is now pivoting around a new generation of drones focused on military, industrial, economic and civilian targetsFinally, in the dead of night, the threat above has passed. The...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 24, 2026 | Acting, Culture, Drama, Lesley Manville, Mike Leigh, Television, Television & radio, The Crown, The Guardian, Theatre |
In the last 15 years, she has gone from respected actor to stratospheric, garlanded star. Now she is back on TV as a chic sleuth in a racy car – despite being terrible at guessing whodunnitIt is high summer and, while Lesley...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Brexit, Foreign policy, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Tony Blair, UK news |
Andy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chancesBritain should work towards rejoining the EU in the next decade, Tony Blair has said, adding to growing...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Benefits, Conservatives, Politics, Poverty, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Universal credit, Welfare |
Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of livingPeople claiming universal credit (UC) would have their payments cut by a third if they have...
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