The UK ‘ghost town’ full of abandoned shops where £24m ‘didn’t make it any better’
Empty shops are a common sight in the town (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) “They may as well put up one big closed sign,” one frustrated local man says while pointing at a boarded up shop. Despite a £24 million regeneration project, people…
Britain quits EU rearmament deal after £5.7bn demand from France
Britain has turned its back on the European Union’s rearmament scheme following demands from France. It is reported that the Government decided to quit Security Action for Europe (SAFE) after France called for the UK to pay £5.7billion. The programme…
Humiliation for Starmer as Home Office halts his asylum seekers plan
The Home Office appears to have been forced into a humiliating climb down over plans to house more than 500 single male asylum seekers in a military barracks. Labour had been trying to place 540 in the army base close…
‘Rachel Reeves just enabled criminally irresponsible parents who won’t think twice’
Raising a child to the age of majority in the UK has been estimated to cost more than £250,000. A pack of three Durex in Boots costs £4.49. Makes you think, doesn’t it? I mean, when the maths is that…
‘Cruel!’ Reeves’ budget means extra 200,000 pensioners will not get winter fuel allowance
An extra 200,000 pensioners are to lose winter fuel payments under “cruel” Labour plans unveiled in the Budget, and the number is set to rise every year. Documents published quietly on a Government website reveal the number set to be denied lifeline payments is 2.2…
Keir Starmer admits what we knew already – ‘no effective deterrent’ to migrant boats
Keir Starmer has sensationally admitted “we have no effective deterrent in the Channel” as he urged Emmanuel Macron to order interceptions at sea. Paris has finally drawn up a plan to block dinghies in shallow waters, after months of fury…
David Lammy, these 4 words you uttered will come back to haunt you in your utter arrogance
Richard Madeley says David Lammy’s recent plans are ‘deeply flawed’ (Image: s) Magistrates and judges are as human as the rest of us. None of them are perfect. Many strive for perfection as they grapple with their positions of extraordinary power over…
Public sector pensions will be worth these staggering sums and you are paying the bill!
It is time to address the pensions bombshell that is going to cripple future generations and, no, it’s not the triple lock. Public sector provisions are costing us billions of pounds a year but barely get a mention in the debate…
Peers hell-bent on killing the assisted dying Bill should be ashamed
Christmas has come early for opponents of the assisted dying Bill. Having spent the last year complaining that the legislation is being rushed without enough time for proper scrutiny, they have been given the generous gift of 10 extra days for the House…
Did Rachel Reeves lie to justify £26bn Budget raid? The evidence is absolutely damning
Rachel Reeves stands accused of misleading the nation. That’s a serious allegation. If true, she must surely resign. But can it really be so? The UK’s first ever female chancellor, admired by young girls around the country, telling porkies? Let’s examine…