A doctor is arrested in London for protesting. While he is, he calmly describes how medical infrastructure is being systematically dismantled in Gaza, while healthcare workers (like him) lose their lives. Really incredible clip. The best of British.

How did ⁦Sir Jeremy Hunt MP⁩’s legacy leave ⁦Rachel Reeves⁩ on the wrong side of the Laffer curve? grok.com/share/c2hhcmQt…

Britain’s Digital Identity Revolution: The Time for Action Is Now – Dr Martin Gray drmartingray.co.uk/2025/08/04/bri…

When they (#residentdoctors) look into their future and see their demoralised seniors, their disillusion is made all the greater. #nhsdoctor #nhs

Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a very different story My Times essay:- thetimes.com/article/63b7ff…

Great essay by Fraser Nelson on how Britain isn’t broken but lots of people believe it is thetimes.com/comment/column…

Great to see from Sam Freedman As Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis suggested impact of VAT on private schools has been small. Our analysis attracted more abusive and unpleasant response than anything else in my time Institute for Fiscal Studies Brexit and Scottish referenda included. Those responsible should be ashamed

This is a brilliant and important article.

Britain isn’t broken, but people believe it is, and that is a problem. My weekend article for The Independent independent.co.uk/voices/broken-…

They want you to believe that Britain is awash with "immigrant crime". They want you to think that Britain is being "invaded". They want you to believe that London has "fallen". They want you to believe this because they don't have answers to the pressing questions facing our

Whey they say 'Thatcher brought about meaningful change', they mean Britain lost secure well-paid employment, social housing, trade union rights, final salary pensions and adequate funding for the NHS, social care and schools.

Clear pattern emerging: impact of new taxes on private schools, non-doms and large farms is smaller than typically suggested.

NEW: Compass poll of Labour members has dropped. 91% support a wealth tax, 84% want to end the two-child limit, 74% want to stop suspending dissenting MPs - and that's just the start. The government is out of step with the mainstream of the Labour Party. In the The Independent.

Politicians and commentators on the populist right now moaning about jury verdicts. Incredible stuff.

The Right have made a celebrity out of a woman who wanted to burn children alive. #LucyConnolly They worship a child rapist #Trump They follow a violent thug #TommyRobinson And they vote for a known liar who wrecked the U.K. #Farage

6 more days to go in August, and it's looking like small boat crossings for the month are going to be the LOWEST since 2019. 2025: 40 2024: 76 2023: 102 2022: 192 2021: 99 2020: 116 Source: migrationwatchuk.org/channel-crossi…