Just spotted this about Tamworth yesterday and explains why there were so many police in and around the town centre bbc.com/news/articles/…

This has been UK law for almost two decades. Yet implementing it has always been stymied by hordes of highly-paid, Labour-supporting lawyers and judges (many friends of SurKeir and you) who’ve grown rich from the human-rights business. What’s going to change?

Now, as promised, on to per capita GDP. This is a more complicated calculation for various technical reasons. But however you cut it, nearly all estimates suggest UK per capita GDP between 2008 (Year of the Crash) and 2025 grew barely at all — at most 5% over 17 years, and

New in-depth article: Is the Royal Navy at breaking point or a turning point? navylookout.com/is-the-royal-n…

Britain's most fundamental problem is that we're spending more than we can afford. Thread on my column from the weekend x.com/rcolvile/statu…

Maison Campbell included in National Team of the Week

York City travel to Truro City this weekend, a 13 hour round trip normally. 🫣 This #YCFC fan has other ideas, flying instead to cut that journey right down. 😅 Absolutely brilliant. 👏

🚨 | Breaking — UK Payroll jobs fall again Since Labour took office: 🔻 157,000 fewer people on payroll 📉 6 straight months of job losses 💸 Labour’s jobs tax — higher National Insurance — is making hiring more expensive Labour promised growth Instead, Britain is losing jobs

This seems a recurring theme. grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

🌱 Allotments grow more than fruit & veg - they grow friendships, health and community spirit. This #NationalAllotmentsWeek, the council leader pledges: no sell-offs of these cherished spaces. Read more here: northlincs.gov.uk/news/leader-ch…

Leaving an inheritance to one’s children is a very important motivator. My parents were fantastic but poor leaving me next to nowt. It fills me with pride and great satisfaction that I will leave a house and some cash to my children that has taken 5 decades of hard work to

Latest UK labour market stats are dire. Job vacancies at a ten-year low (bar pandemic). Over 200,000 added to the dole since Labour came to power — taking unemployment from 4.2% to 4.7%. The 24 to 35 age-group suffering sharpest fall in employment as firms cut back on graduate

The mask has slipped. Labour is coming for your family’s future to fund their failure - and they won’t stop at inheritance tax. Those who’ve worked hard, saved responsibly and hope to leave something behind shouldn’t be punished to pay for Labour’s economic black hole. It’s the

On Friday 15 August, the Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Cllr Carol Ross, will lead commemorations in Scunthorpe to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day. Events will take place from 10.30am, find out more 👇 northlincs.gov.uk/news/north-lin…

The pattern of Reform with a comfortable lead, Labour struggling in the low 20s and the Tories hovering above the extinction zone continues.

It's Net Zero that's causing the economic malaise. We need to ditch it now, before it's too late.

Rate of Growth in Q2 is under half what it was in Q1 yet this is a ‘strong start to the year’?! And with Q3 looking worse than Q2? But with inflation the highest in the G7, unemployment rising, vacancies collapsing and borrowing costs the highest in the G7 I think we can all

I mean, yeah, if you want to commit chart crimes by lumping all renewables together into one line and having all other generation capacity into their own lines.

What a wonderful sight!