Keir Starmer

Brace for Labour’s War on Cars as Sadiq Khan Draws Up Plans to Use Ulez Cameras to Enforce Pay-per-Mile Road Tax

Millions of drivers are in danger of being hit by a new pay-per-mile road tax under Labour plans that are already being worked on by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has proposed to use Ulez cameras to enforce it.
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Power Obsessions: The Shadowy Path of UK Labour’s Keir Starmer, with Matt Kennard

The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. “The Watchdog” goes against the grain by casting a light on stories […]

High Court Ruling Sparks Labour Civil War as Sadiq Khan’s Ulez Scheme Given Go Ahead

A Labour civil war looms as the London Mayor defiantly pledges to roll out his controversial Ulez expansion scheme from August 29th. Will Keir Starmer now intervene to stop him?
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Starmer is selling Labour to big business; in power he will do the same

What has happened to Britain’s opposition Labour Party under Keir Starmer? The familiar adage “follow the money” helps make sense of the party’s policy shifts ever further rightwards. Labour plumbed new depths earlier this month when it conceded that, in power, it would maintain the government’s cap on child benefit, restricting financial help to the first […]

Keir Starmer Must Pay for Damage Caused by Just Stop Oil Protest, Says Government Minister

Keir Starmer has been told by the Government that he must pay for the damage caused by his "mates" in Just Stop Oil after the eco-protesters sprayed the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero with orange paint.
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“A Death Sentence for People and Ecosystems”: The Climate Emergency, Governments and the Public Enemy

On a trip to Japan in 2014, approaching the third anniversary of the Fukishima nuclear disaster, Noam Chomsky told an audience that: ‘Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy.’ What he meant was that states do not wish their own populations to know and understand the details of government policies, for fear of […]

Under Labour’s Plans, Union Reps Will Get Paid Time Off to Campaign on ‘Equalities’ Issues, Including Trans Rights

Critics are crying foul over Labour's plans to give union reps paid time off to campaign on 'equalities' issues, including against 'transphobia', e.g. feminists refusing to use the preferred pronouns of trans co-workers.
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Weaponised Antisemitism Crushed the Political Left:  Now it’s the Cultural Left’s Turn

What does it mean to be antisemitic in modern Britain? The answer seems ever more confusing. We have reached the seemingly absurd point that a political leader famed for his anti-racism, a rock star whose most celebrated work focuses on the dangers of racism and fascism, and a renowned film maker committed to socially progressive […]