Author Archives: sdbast

Party gives no explanation as ugly reality of Starmer’s Labour on show again Populat left-wing Tyneside mayor Jamie DriscollJamie Driscoll, the popular left-winger who as incumbent Tyneside mayor would be a shoo-in for re-election, has been barred from standing by … Continue reading →

Campaigning group Every Doctor has rejected a demand by Labour’s Stella Creasy to remove her from an interactive map listing every MP who has received a donation from companies involved in the private takeover of the UK’s National Health Service. … Continue reading →

Lots of speculation about  the governments proposed reforms to the WCA scrapping will work is being misunderstood. Many have called for it to be scrapped including myself at one point, until I realised what that would mean, then I changed … Continue reading →

The Cabinet Office has been given an extra two days to divvy up all of Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and notebooks written during the Covid-19 pandemic to the inquiry into how the government handled it – or face court action. … Continue reading →

I got this message from the pro-nationalisation, pro-NHS organisation yesterday. ‘Dear David, You’re incredible! 159 of you have signed up for a regular donation and hundreds more have raised £8431 towards the campaign to make reinstating our NHS as a … Continue reading →

Energy prices: don’t be fooled – your bill is still going to be high. But with wholesale prices at their lowest in four years, ask your supplier why. Before you do anything else, watch this – it’s Martin Lewis explaining … Continue reading →

Earlier this afternoon I posted a piece about an article by Fraser Nelson, the editor of the Spectator, about how there were too many people off sick when they were tens of thousands of jobs going vacant. Some other politico, … Continue reading →

Yet more disgrace as Labour right continues to corrupt shell of party Labour has colluded with the Tories – and even a far-right Reform UK councillor – to grab power and freeze out popular Green councillors in at least three … Continue reading →