Is London at ‘peak bedbug’?
Train drivers are refusing to board infested trains. Guardian staff are working from home after an eight-month outbreak. Pest control firms are inundated with calls from Islington and…
Does John Healey really have a £35 billion Budget black hole?
The headlines today say John Healey has a £35 billion hole in his Budget. The figure comes from the Institute…
No John Swinney, Scotland won’t pay for England’s social care
There’s a question mark over who will pay for Andy Burnham’s proposed national care service – and First Minister of…
Scrapping the pensions triple lock won’t pay for Burnham’s care service
Andy Burnham told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg yesterday that he’s ready to ‘rip the plaster off’ and introduce a new…
Does Britain have the worst air travel delays in Europe?
On Monday a ‘connectivity issue’ at the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) centre in Prestwick caused flight delays and more…
Surging gilt yields are making Healey’s fiscal headroom even tighter
Once again, ahead of a Budget, all the talk is of headroom and how much of a buffer John Healey will…
Lucy Powell must acknowledge England’s Pisa success
In 2016, when international test results for school pupils were released, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said: ‘Scotland used…
Where do asylum seekers live in Britain?
Andy Burnham says ‘we cannot have a situation where it’s only the poorest communities in the country’ that house refugees…
Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping?
In his short speech before going into Downing Street, Andy Burnham said his first instruction after passing through the door…
Twelve graphs that expose Starmer’s dismal legacy
Keir Starmer has set out his timetable for leaving office less than two years after winning a landslide 174-seat majority.…
Britain’s high quarterly growth is an anomaly
Is the economy not just resilient but flourishing in the wake of the Iran war? GDP in the three months…
Does government spending pay for itself?
At the time of Rachel Reeves’s big-spending first Budget in 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) came under criticism…
What really happened in the Manchester airport brawl case?
On Friday, news came that Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad will not face a third trial for assaulting PC…
Streeting’s wealth tax could be very costly
Claim: Streeting’s wealth tax would raise £12 billion a year. Reality Check verdict: False Wes Streeting has proposed a ‘wealth…
Did ‘millions’ attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally?
The Metropolitan Police were braced for one of the “busiest days for policing in London in recent years” on Saturday,…
The graphs that expose Keir Starmer’s failure to ‘stop the boats’
After ten months in office, Keir Starmer has promised to ‘finally take back control’ of migration – but what’s his…
