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a rose, but not quite the Labour rose

Political Musings

Rosie Holt

Spring is here! I hope everyone reading this column had a wonderful Easter and spared at least a short amount of time between gobbling hot cross buns and indulgently petting bunnies to think about our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

As a Labour MP (cut me and I bleed Labour), I am particularly excited by Easter as it is all about rebirth, new life, and chocolate – themes that also resonate very much with the Labour Government.

Like Jesus, we rose again. And like Jesus, we seemingly didn’t do very much once we were resurrected (except to say things like “why do doubts rise in your minds?”)

But, hopefully, our actions in recent months have silenced the doubters.

Being Braver Than We Want To Be

Heidi Siegmund Cuda turns to Václav Havel’s dissident essays to learn how people can find a collective way back from the democratic ruin now facing her country
Heidi Siegmund Cuda
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On The Ground – Royal Flush

Campaigners are calling for an urgent review of royal funding. The Sovereign Grant is increasing by a whopping 53%. In 2025-26, the cash going to the monarchy is £132,100,000. That’s an increase of £45.8 million on 2024-25. For what?
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