'A working class Tory is something to be'
Philip Collins in The Times
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'I'm an Uluru youth ambassador because I don't want to tell my grandchildren how close we got to real change'
Kishaya Delaney in The Guardian Australia
Australia's upcoming Indigenous Voice referendum offers an "exciting proposition", writes Uluru Youth Dialogue Ambassador Kishaya Delaney. Many voters "are searching for answers about what it actually means to vote in a referendum" and "factual, reliable information" is "not always easy" to find. But people are "taking the time to find out". So "while 'Don't know? Vote no' seems like a catchy slogan", voters "shouldn't be taken for fools in this debate".
'Russell Brand's sexual apocalypse'
Jenny McCartney at UnHerd
Russell Brand's social media platforms provide a "bolt-hole from cancellation" from which he "accuses the mainstream media, or 'MSM'" of "seeking to silence him", writes Jenny McCartney. But he is "a creature of the MSM" – the media "built him up" and "handed him the keys to the sexual 'Wonka factory'. And if its previous record is anything to go by", then his stint in the "'reputation chokey' may not last long".
'Ireland relies heavily on the community and voluntary sector – it is at breaking point'
Ivan Cooper in The Journal
Ireland is facing a "true structural crisis", writes Ivan Cooper, CEO of The Wheel, the national association of charities, in The Journal. The country's "'hybrid model' of providing public services" is "suffering from a chronic lack of care" as a "direct result of a widening pay gap". Civil service salaries are around 12% higher than those in "similar, often identical, roles" in charities. The sector's "looming collapse" poses a "full-blown public crisis", and "the time to act is now".
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The fall of the generals: China’s military purgeIn the Spotlight Xi Jinping’s extraordinary removal of senior general proves that no-one is safe from anti-corruption drive that has investigated millions
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Why the Gorton and Denton by-election is a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’Talking Point Reform and the Greens have the Labour seat in their sights, but the constituency’s complex demographics make messaging tricky
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The Mandelson files: Labour Svengali’s parting gift to StarmerThe Explainer Texts and emails about Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador could fuel biggest political scandal ‘for a generation’
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Three consequences from the Jenrick defectionThe Explainer Both Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage may claim victory, but Jenrick’s move has ‘all-but ended the chances of any deal to unite the British right’
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The MAGA civil war takes center stage at the Turning Point USA conferenceIN THE SPOTLIGHT ‘Americafest 2025’ was a who’s who of right-wing heavyweights eager to settle scores and lay claim to the future of MAGA
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Is a Reform-Tory pact becoming more likely?Today’s Big Question Nigel Farage’s party is ahead in the polls but still falls well short of a Commons majority, while Conservatives are still losing MPs to Reform
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What does the fall in net migration mean for the UK?Today’s Big Question With Labour and the Tories trying to ‘claim credit’ for lower figures, the ‘underlying picture is far less clear-cut’
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Five takeaways from Plaid Cymru’s historic Caerphilly by-election winThe Explainer The ‘big beasts’ were ‘humbled’ but there was disappointment for second-placed Reform too
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The new age of book banningThe Explainer How America’s culture wars collided with parents and legislators who want to keep their kids away from ‘dangerous’ ideas
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Five policies from the Tory conferenceIn Depth Party leader Kemi Badenoch has laid out the Conservative plan for a potential future government
