The great Will Hutton will be kicking off our summer programme on Wed 1 May. Details: bit.ly/3UiouqG Do come along if you can! Polly Toynbee steve richards Steve Bassam University of Sussex City Books Paul Johnson Rafael Behr Peter Kyle MP Tim Loughton MP 🇺🇦 Simon Fanshawe

Many people have asked for a recording of this event- here it is!

A Tory strength was that it drew support and candidates from across British society. The defection of Dan Poulter is an important signifier that its base is narrowing to the over 70s and headbangers - professionals and swathes of the middle class increasingly keep their distance

Lord David Frost “negotiated” the most disadvantageous trade deal in our history. Now, tilting at windmills of his own imagination, he wants to double down on the philosophy and policies that have self-evidently failed us. He is, literally, preposterous. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Roll up!

The concern about the wave of shoplifting underlines a key proposition neglected over the last 14 years. A healthy economy is founded on a healthy society. Too many of our young are in desperate social and material need in a society whose mores are cracking. This is the result.

The one silver lining to Brexit. “No one dare propose leaving the EU or the euro,” says Macron. He is right.

London’s epidemic of cell phone street theft now making the Italian press! Keep your phone in your pocket, Italian tourists are warned! Il cellulare sparisce in pochi secondi. Ecco come fanno i ladri a Londra | Corriere TV video.corriere.it/video-virali/c…

Assessing what a Labour government might do in the light of “This Time No Mistakes” ! It may yet surprise us despite its obvious current caution - even over caution?

Greater Manchester Police chief Stephen Watson, who unexpectedly reopened the investigation into Angela Rayner’s addresses, spoke at the last Tory conference.

The appearance raised questions about his political impartiality, as since the event he's garnered Tory support for…

News Meeting: Brexit, austerity and how Labour could fix Britain - Tortoise News | Acast shows.acast.com/the-news-meeti…

This Time No Mistakes by Will Hutton - Audiobook - Audible.co.uk audible.co.uk/pd/This-Time-N…

A clip from my discussion with Alastair Campbell on the book - which comes with the audio version. Do check it out!

We have lost one of the greats . Endlessly inquisitive and wonderful, restless progressive mind and outlook. One of the major intellectual influences on my life, and proud to have known him - and to count him a friend. Profound condolences to Judith and his family.

The City of London is quietly bleeding to insignificance as Brexit unfolds. Shell considers listing in New York, banks relocate to the EU. It needed reform inside EU - not killing. Goldman Sachs moves senior banker to Paris in post-Brexit revamp via Financial Times
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So the Rwanda bill becomes law, with Britain an inspiration to the extreme right across Europe. Summary deportation with no right of appeal, some manacled in 21st century convict flights. If the ECHR dares to challenge, we leave that. All to reflect “ the people’s will”. Not mine

Few in the British media are as keen to get to the truth as Tortoise News; if more were we’d live in a very different country. Take a listen. News Meeting: Sunak’s Rwanda showdown and the Met’s apology to an anti semitism campaigner - Tortoise News | Acast shows.acast.com/the-news-meeti…

Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Very good news. All that Ukrainian bravery is not for nothing. news.sky.com/story/crucial-…

I hope everyone under 30 will show their disgust at this blank refusal by both major parties to give our youth the joy of mobility in Europe. Craven surrender to a minority of ageing Europhobes.Sunak rejects offer of youth mobility scheme between EU and UK theguardian.com/politics/2024/…