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The EU settlement scheme student loan scam
How an absurd immigration policy has opened up massive abuse of taxpayers
Aug 7
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The Arday scandal revealed the rot in our universities
Everyone can see: the Emperor's not wearing any clothes
Aug 6
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Police solve fewer crimes in rural areas. Why?
Police solve half as many of the burglaries in rural and suburban areas: people there deserve a better service
Aug 4
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July 2026
Labour's war on transparency
Under Keir Starmer Labour broke its own rules - and showed total contempt for Parliament. This must end.
Jul 25
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The central NHS bureaucracy is still expanding
We are spending an eighth more than at the election - enough to pay for 8,000 nurses
Jul 24
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Andy Burnham's in-tray
He inherits a LOT of problems and unresolved issues from Starmer
Jul 22
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Welcome to the Midland Misery Line
East Midlands Railway is falling apart - and no one at the Department for Transport seems to care
Jul 8
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The unbearable lightness of Burnham
Lots of rhetoric, few clear ideas - and nothing adequate to the big challenges
Jul 4
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Which taxes will Burnham raise this autumn?
A summer of damaging tax speculation is already well underway
Jul 3
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May 2026
The dandelion effect
Dispersing asylum seekers without stopping the flow isn't solving the problem
May 21
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See no evil
The Government won't publish data it holds linking migration and crime, despite a growing number of horrendous cases
May 20
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We have to stop borrowing so much
Labour increased borrowing by 80% - here's what that's costing you
May 16
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