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Author: Josiah Mortimer
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On the Ground – Farage’s Clacton Connundrum
Angela Rayner resigned over her tax affairs, rightly and swiftly. The heat should well and truly have moved on to Nigel Farage. He had a lot to say about Rayner’s tax situation, but he’s not come clean about his own.
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Reform Uncovered: West Northamptonshire Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change – While Continuing to Take Government’s Green Funds
Opposition politicians at the Reform UK-run council are pointing to the party’s fossil fuel funding. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Reform Uncovered: Durham County Council Removes Pride and Ukraine Flags on Leader’s Whim
Critics called the move ‘deeply undemocratic’ and ‘Trumpian’ after the Reform UK-led council could provide no formal record or reasoning for the change. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Reform Uncovered: Reform UK Tells Prospective Candidates Who Previously Failed Vetting Procedures to Re-apply Under New ‘Common Sense’ Rules
Individuals previously blocked from standing for Nigel Farage’s party have been told to try again in East Thanet – under new standards prioritising ‘freedom of expression’. Josiah Mortimer reports
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European Ruling on Russian Interference Creates More Questions Than Answers
Judges recently ruled that the UK Government had not breached its obligation to properly investigate Moscow’s attempts to meddle in Brexit. Is this the end of the line for the campaigners who brought the case? Josiah Mortimer reports
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On the Ground – Trump’s ‘Good Friends’
Is this the next step in GB News’ plan to crack the ‘Make America Great Again’ crowd and cosy up to Donald Trump?
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Resignations, Cancelled Meetings, Climate Changes and Culture Wars: How Reform UK Councils Are Descending Into Chaos
Nigel Farage’s band of newly elected local councillors are already starting to struggle. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Police Suggest Reform UK’s Darren Grimes Lied to Constituents Over Not Holding Local Surgeries
Durham police rejected the Reform UK Deputy Council Leader’s claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents due to security concerns. He also has other questions to answer. Josiah Mortimer reports
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One Year of Labour: More Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Told You About
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has published its ‘Solar Roadmap’, with more than 70 actions pledged to rapidly boost solar deployment in the UK, from 18GW now to 45-47GW by 2030.
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On the Ground – Peers on the Authoritarian Payroll
We’ve heard a lot about lobbying scandals in the Commons in recent years. Rules have been tightened a bit as a result. But the situation is, it seems, even worse in the House of Lords.
