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Economists blast Rachel Reeves for ushering in a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis
20 January 2026 @ 10:05 am
Economists David Aikman (director of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research) and John Vickers (University of Oxford) have blasted chancellor Rachel Reeves for her deregulation of the big banks. Rachel Reeves slammed Aikman and Vickers note that the Bank of England (BoE) should be increasing protections, not loosening them: Since the last major […]
By James WrightChina and India make clean energy gains, but coal remains King
20 January 2026 @ 12:16 am
Coal-fired power generation in China and India — the world’s top coal consumers — declined for the first time in over 50 years. Simultaneously, clean energy production in both countries set new records, as reported by Carbon Brief. Lauri Myllyvirta, a lead analyst at Carbon Brief, highlighted that: China’s recent clean-energy generation growth, if sustained, […]
By Nandita LalUUP leader sells British unity through promise of thermonuclear war
20 January 2026 @ 12:02 am
The newly not-elected leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), Jon Burrows, has been attempting to sell Northern Irish voters on continued membership of the ‘United Kingdom’ by suggesting it’s a great opportunity to get into a war with Russia and/or China. Quoting an article in the Irish Times that practically salivates over the prospect of entering a […]
By Robert FreemanMysterious virus spreads in Gaza, causing daily infections and deaths
19 January 2026 @ 11:54 pm
Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, warned of the spread of a mysterious and highly virulent virus that is affecting all segments of the population in the Strip without exception, causing daily deaths among young people, pregnant women, and children. What is this virus in Gaza? Abu Salmiya said […]
By Alaa ShamaliExclusive: TSSA reps vote unanimously for Eslamdoust’s removal
19 January 2026 @ 11:45 pm
TSSA rail union reps have voted unanimously for the removal of the union’s general secretary for over two years of alleged victimisation and abuse of union staff. TSSA wants Eslamdoust out 21 out of 21 ‘NMC’ (national management staff) reps in Network Rail voted in favour of a motion calling for the immediate suspension and […]
By SkwawkboxChannel 4 slammed for dressing attackers in keffiyeh on Celebrity SAS
19 January 2026 @ 11:35 pm
Broadcasting bias watchdog Accountable Media have launched a new complaint action targeting Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins show. Channel 4 describes the show as follows: Celebrities who think they have what it takes to pass the SAS selection are pushed to their limit, and beyond, by an elite team of ex-special forces operators You’d be […]
By Alex/Rose CockerLabour peer just let slip he thinks poor people should be allowed to use assisted dying
19 January 2026 @ 11:20 pm
Assisted dying was back on the House of Lords agenda again last week. Whilst the bill was rushed through the Commons, opponents in the Lords are trying their hardest to scrutinise it. Surely poor people are exempt from assisted dying? On Friday 16 January 2025, the House debated issues including eligibility and motivation. One thing […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyEslamdoust demands GMB prefer her over its members working for her
19 January 2026 @ 11:08 pm
TSSA union general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust has gone to the Guardian to attack the GMB, which represents TSSA members in the workplace, accusing the GMB of bullying her because she’s a woman. Again. Eslamdoust: here we go again If this claim seems familiar, it’s because it is. Eslamdoust rolled out almost identical accusations almost two years […]
By SkwawkboxWith a simple sieve, a father searches through the rubble for the remains of his wife and children
19 January 2026 @ 10:14 pm
Mahmoud Hammad, known as ‘Abu Ismail,’ never imagined that grey hair could come before old age, or that his back could bend not from the weight of years, but from the weight of loss. At only 37, the man looks like he has lived through a century of pain; his features are sunken, his shoulders […]
By Alaa Shamali“It’s all gone now” — unusually frank UK general openly admits global order is dead
19 January 2026 @ 9:27 pm
The old international global order is dead and isn’t coming back anytime soon. If this sounds like it came from a left-wing academic, you’d be wrong. Those are the words of former senior British general Richard Barrons. For some, what he is saying is obvious. But it’s rare to hear a British general — even […]
By Joe Glenton