Politicians and economic commentators constantly talk about “taxpayers’ money”. In this video, I argue that this phrase fundamentally misrepresents how government spending and taxation work. The conv...

Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...

Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.

Police have made 2,700+ arrests under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. This can't go unchallenged. The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide...

Police have made 2700+ arrests under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. This cannot go unchallenged. The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide...

Police have made 2700+ arrests under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. This cannot go unchallenged. The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide...

Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...

Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.

Gambling ads are all over football, targeting young fans and risking dangerous addictions. All eyes are on the World Cup - so can you help me get them banned now? We don’t have long!

Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland -

Corporate vets are trying to derail new plans for affordable pet care. Sign the petition to cap fees and save our pets!

Israel is a rogue state. Its wars in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Iran have no justification in international law. More than 70,000 civilians have died in Gaza alone. Ambulances and crews are bei...

After a week in which I can fairly describe work as being hard because of the fatigue I felt last weekend, which it now turns out was most likely my fourth bout of Covid, I have decided to take this w...

We have just published this short video on YouTube and many other channels. This is the transcript: The question that people often ask is, why can’t we just print money? And you’ve heard the normal...

We have published a short video on YouTube and many other channels last night, which refuses to embed here, so please click the link to watch it. This was the message: I did, of course, challege t...

British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

These were the headlines in a FT newsletter this morning: It is the ordering of these headlines that I find interesting. Financial markets come first. Then politics is of concern, with a hierarchy ...

Act now to protect the 384 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales remaining in our ocean before it's too late! #SaveTheWhales

British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...

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Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.