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Boris Johnson’s Covid U-turns were like a ‘slow-moving car crash’, former aide says
Boris Johnson’s former director of communications, Lee Cain, has said the numerous Covid-related U-turns made during Johnson’s government resembled a “slow-moving car crash”, with No 10 repeatedly making the same avoidable mistakes. Speaking on The Independent’s In the Room podcast, Cain said the pattern of reversals frustrated the communications team, though he noted that even…
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Labour under fire for pouring millions of pounds into ‘pie in the sky’ Net Zero scheme which aims to stop passenger planes leaving vapour trails in the sky, with critics warning it threatens to push up the cost of flying for families
The UK government has come under criticism for committing millions of pounds to a Net Zero initiative aimed at preventing passenger aircraft from producing vapour trails, or contrails, in the sky. Critics have dismissed the scheme as unrealistic, arguing that the funding would be better spent elsewhere, and have warned that the costs associated with…
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If Trump wants to lower costs, he should override this California port rule
If Trump wants to lower costs for consumers, repealing this Environmental Protection Agency waiver for California should be an immediate priority.
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The Movement: Is the era of small government over?
Americans who want the government to stay out of companies’ way are increasingly politically homeless. Republicans have been the party of small government and big business for decades. But in the last few years, President Trump and the concentric circles of Republicans around him have ushered in a new populist politics that, critics say, has more in…
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Andy Burnham insists he’s NOT embarrassed after being duped by a hoaxer pretending to be Donald Trump’s chief of staff
Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham has confirmed he was tricked by a hoaxer posing as a senior aide to Donald Trump, but has rejected suggestions the episode has left him humiliated. The prankster, impersonating a member of the US president’s inner circle, managed to engage Burnham in correspondence or conversation before the deception was uncovered, drawing…
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14 charged in alleged drug trafficking operation at Penn State University fraternities
Former Penn State University students and fraternity members were arrested as part of “Operation Drugs Unlimited,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
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Voices: The four key reasons why Andy Burnham has to rethink the UK’s aid cuts
Andy Burnham, now UK prime minister, is facing pressure over his decision to cut the international aid budget further to fund a £2 bus fare cap, continuing a trend begun under Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves of diverting development spending towards other priorities such as defence. The article, written by a former member of…
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Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman
Oil prices have risen sharply after the two-month window for a US-Iran peace deal expired on Monday with the conflict still unresolved, and Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of his efforts to end the war. Trump also demanded Iran “put up the white flag of surrender”, while Tehran…
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U.S. and Iran miss peace talks deadline. And, Alaska, Florida and Wyoming primaries
The U.S. and Iran missed a deadline to begin peace talks this week. The monthslong war has depleted U.S. resources. And, what to know about Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat primary.
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New Hampshire candidate John Sununu blasts Dems for moving ‘First in the Nation Primary’ on Ruthless
Former New Hampshire senator and current candidate John Sununu criticised the Democratic National Committee on the “Ruthless” podcast for undermining New Hampshire’s traditional “first in the nation” presidential primary status. His remarks reflect ongoing tension between the DNC and New Hampshire Democrats over the party’s decision to reshuffle its early primary calendar, a move that…