WHAT NOW?

THE FIGHT HOUSE: TRUMP DUMPED BY ELON
There’s a Taylor Swift song out there pending, because a bromance has truly crumbled. It’s not just breaking news dear readers, it’s breaking our beaten hearts. Perhaps the line up of Love Island being released was too tempting for the two.

Starmer’s defence review: when budgets Trump people’s needs
In a rare moment of clarity on defence spending by the UK government, Keir Starmer has announced a huge expansion. Avoidable deaths are happening under his nose, both at home and across the world. Feeding the war machine, this spending is out of control and out of...

When the system cracks, Reform UK might just slip in
As voters in the Hamilton constituency heads to the polls, a once-fringe party is creeping into the mainstream. Reform UK’s surge in Scotland signals more than voter frustration - it’s a red flag waving in plain sight. Behind the anti-migrant soundbites and “ordinary...

All Aboard (Maybe): Labour’s £15.6bn Transport Plan Hits the Rails
You know things are bad when Britain’s trains become a political love language. Delayed, overcrowded and eye-wateringly expensive. Our transport system is a national joke without a punchline, but this week, Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves tried to flip the...

Toxic tampons: Pesticides found in UK period products
You’d think that in 2025, basic period care wouldn’t be contaminated with toxic chemicals, but welcome to late stage capitalism where even bleeding safely has a price tag. A new report from PAN UK, the Women’s Environmental Network and the Pesticide collaboration just...

Disposable Vapes go Up in Smoke
A ban on the sale of disposable vapes is set to come into effect on Sunday, the 1st of June Say goodbye to your blue razz and strawberry lemonade Elf Bars because those fruity lung killers will be more difficult to score after Sunday, when a long-awaited plan to ban...

Post graduate apprenticeships as the government axe funding
image credit : https://www.flickr.com/photos/scottishgovernment/ Government funding for higher-level apprenticeships will be axed, in the hopes of getting Younger people working. Apprenticeships have offered an alternative to university, where apprentices work and...

What you need to know about the charges against Andrew Tate
With the UK officially confirming the 21 charges Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate will face when they return to the UK, including cases of rape, trafficking and sexual exploitation. It’s time to drop the memes, kill the cult worship, and actually look at what...

Bricks, mortar and red tape: How will Labour reach their Housing goals?
Labour's 1.5M homes by 2029: how are their home building plans holding up? Was this manifesto goal ever achievable? Scrutiny grows. Not to beat around a brick wall but the UK is currently in the midst of a housing crisis. According to the National Housing Federation,...

Tommy Robinson released early
Tommy Robinson speaking at an event Guess who’s back, back again. Tommy Robinson - Britain’s favourite far-right attention seeker. Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, in case you forgot that he used to be a mortgage fraudster before becoming a walking...