Britain isn’t arguing about net zero. It’s arguing about who pays for it. Rising bills, foreign-owned wind farms and shrinking domestic energy supply tell a less comforting story than the one we’re sold. open.substack.com/pub/simonmaugh…

Breaking News: America is polarised, shock. Also, independents appear to be missing. Why? Either that, or they asked more Dems than Reps.

Think meritocracy is fair? Think again. Rewarding talent in unequal societies doesn’t boost mobility. It concentrates wealth at the top and leaves even successful cities angry about inequality. Now those doing “well” want redistribution. Be careful what you wish for.

So the loss making Octopus Energy is going to be investing in China. How long before it gets taken over by its new partners?

Who would you rather trust with your freedom and reputation - judge or jury?

The sun is free, but that's not the cost. The future of renewables is making green energy genuinely cheaper than fossil fuels. Not taxing gas so it looks more expensive. That means investing from general taxation. Not penalties on individual customers' bills that push the cost

McSweeney's departure leaves Starmer surrounded by people lacking political nous. Like someone to tell his cabinet members what's going on...

What I really need today is 7 newsletters, 10 emails and 1,000 posts telling me who really won the Superbowl.

We always knew they'd tell us that Brexit wasn't possible for our own good. Today's reason is some vague security risk. Someone please remind Sir Keir that Europe and the EU are separate. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cnv6…

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Reform may top the polls and even win a majority. But winning power and exercising it are not the same thing. Britain’s constitution gives enormous authority to a government that controls the Commons. Yet it also contains friction points that rarely matter until someone tries to

Starmer may survive today's by-election. At a push he might survive May's council elections. But that will not fix what is going wrong. Public dissatisfaction with how Britain is governed is back to Brexit-era highs. Immigration remains unresolved. Welfare spending is surging in

Corbyn to head party he started... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…