Politics
Britain can’t defuse its pensions time bomb
LONDON — Britain’s got a giant pensions problem. Nearly half of its future retirees won’t have enough money to live on. But it’s a politically…
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UK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikes
LONDON — The U.K. has laid a raft of sanctions against Russian military intelligence officers involved in targeting Ukrainian civilians and carrying out cyber attacks…
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UK to lower voting age to 16 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure the future health of British democracy
The UK government has announced that the voting age will be lowered to 16 at the next election as part of a wider effort to…
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UK announces ‘biggest reform to our electoral system’ in decades
Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government…
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The woman getting Preston moving to Bollywood beats
Getting Preston moving to the Bangra beats has become more than just a hobby for one woman in the city. Jenny Patel has spent the past two years building up […]
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UK and France must save Europe, says Macron
LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron said the Anglo-French partnership is entering a new era in which both France and the United Kingdom have a…
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Reform UK MP James McMurdock Gives Up Party Whip Over Covid Loans Allegations
James McMurdock was elected Reform UK MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock last year. A Reform UK MP has suspended himself from the party…
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I survived the 7/7 London bombings, but as a British Muslim I still grew up being called a terrorist
Twenty years ago, I was walking through central London with my history teacher when a bus exploded behind us. We were in London for an…
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Have you noticed that Nigel Farage doesn’t talk about Donald Trump anymore?
Each is the main political subject in their country, and one is the main political subject in the world. Each rode the populist wave in…
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The mistakes Keir Starmer made over disability cuts – and how he can avoid future embarrassment
Labour MPs have forced a major government climbdown over disability benefit cuts, in an embarrassing turn of events for Keir Starmer. The prime minister has…
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