In an extraordinary morning of fiscal drama without precedent in modern British politics, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) accidentally published its full Economic and Fiscal Outlook nearly an hour…
UK Inflation Falls To 3.6% Before Crunch Budget, But The Cost-Of-Living Crisis Remains As Reeves’s Pledge Is Questioned.
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil her November Budget, her headline promise to “cut the cost of living” is beginning to look less like a strategy and more like…
Beneath The Metro: The Hidden Human Cost Of Riyadh’s Crown Jewel.
A decade-long investigation exposes the exploitation of South Asian migrant workers who built Saudi Arabia’s flagship public transport megaproject, revealing a system still defined by debt bondage, extreme heat, meagre…
Labour Backlash Grows As Government Unveils Controversial Asylum Overhaul.
The Labour government is facing mounting criticism from backbench MPs and campaigners as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveils sweeping reforms to the UK asylum system. The measures, which have been…
UK Welfare Overhaul Sparks Crisis: Millions With Disabilities Face Benefit Cuts And Poverty Trap.
The UK government’s proposed changes to Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have sparked a storm of criticism from campaigners, think tanks, and affected citizens, who warn that…
Rachel Reeves’s “Settling-Up Charge”: An Exit Tax With Real Teeth, And Real Risks.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be weighing a “20% settling-up charge”, effectively an exit capital-gains tax on business assets, aimed at people who cease UK residency and move to…
HMRC’s Christmas Crackdown: Double Tax Bills, Frozen Child Benefits, And The Return Of Bank Raids.
As winter tightens and household budgets strain, Britain’s tax authority has plunged tens of thousands of people into confusion, anger, and fear. From “double-billed” savers to families wrongly stripped of…
Trump Orders Resumption Of U.S. Nuclear Testing: A Strategic Shock.
WASHINGTON, USA, Oct. 30 — In a dramatic pivot, U.S. President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that he has instructed the Pentagon to immediately resume testing U.S. nuclear weapons,…
England’s Hospices Are Dying: Inside The Collapse Of End-Of-Life Care.
Across England, the places meant to offer peace and dignity in death are themselves dying. Hospices, long hailed as the backbone of compassionate end-of-life care, are closing beds, laying off…
“A Band-Aid On A Broken System”: Inside The UK’s Shift To Military Barracks For Asylum Accommodation.
The decision by the Home Office to house roughly 900 male asylum seekers in two military sites, Cameron Barracks in Inverness (≈ 300) and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex…
