There was a time when the very existence of a blind trust was news in itself

There was a time when the very existence of a blind trust was news in itself – the existence of Peter Mandelson’s blind trust when he was a minister in Tony Blair’s government was a row in itself in 2009.

What The Telegraph brought in the news on Friday 2023 March 17

By Matthew Robinson Labour is preparing for a tax raid on up to two million pension pots with a plan to reverse the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the lifetime contributions cap. And Nicola Sturgeon has denied that the SNP is in crisis after it was revealed that more than 40 per cent of the party’s

The Telegraph Frontpage for 2022 December 02

By Danny Boyle We have an exclusive report on how No 10 has rowed back on a free speech law designed to stop university cancel culture – and the best analysis after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, above, appeared to seek to upstage the Prince and Princess of Wales. Bill to protect speakers is watered

The Westminster wacky race

Tuesday 12 July The Westminster wacky race is on – so who’ll end up replacing Boris Johnson in Number 10? We predicted Boris Johnson’s demise. Numerous times, in fact. Actually, if you go back through the archives we were awaiting his imminent downfall weekly, for about a year. Anyway it finally happened, which means the

Prime Minister’s cabinet implodes and it keeps getting more hilarious by the minute

Bye Bye Boris? Prime Minister’s cabinet implodes and it keeps getting more hilarious by the minute Welcome back to the indy100 newsletter. Boris Johnson is on the brink of being brought down. No, really. This time it’s actually happening. We think.   Look, we know it feels like we’ve been through more BoJo leadership crises

The Guardian looking at the headlights for the last week of June 2022

One of the questions at the end of June was: How will women’s physical, emotional and financial wellbeing fare in a nation with a maternal mortality crisis, sky-high health costs and a tattered social safety net?

The Independent looking at June 02 – June 08

Looking at what caught the attention of The Independent in 2022 June 02-June 08.

The Independent view on the events of the 3rd week of February 2022

Storm Eunice arrived in the UK on Friday and unleashed a path of destruction not seen on these shores in decades. Trees, garden sheds and wheelie bins bore the brunt while landmarks such as the 02 Arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome) were torn to shreds by the gale force winds. It definitely wasn’t