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Grow up, freeloaders - students should absolutely pay for university

University has been sold to young people as the gateway to opportunity, yet the cost of that promise has risen dramatically. In England, graduates now...

03.03.2026 8

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It's not fair homeowners like me have to pay more tax

20.01.2026 10

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Farage will never trust Jenrick. Reform's civil war has begun

15.01.2026 8

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The moment Michael Gove destroyed the Tory party

02.01.2026 10

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Things look good for Kemi Badenoch because we had no expectations

19.12.2025 5

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If you're in your 40s and 50s, it's just got harder to retire

26.11.2025 5

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I predict Reeves and Starmer will be brutally ejected - just like I was

25.11.2025 8

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Rachel Reeves doesn't understand the rich – that's why her Budget will fail

24.10.2025 5

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The Tories need to stop apologising for my mini-Budget

09.10.2025 6

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Andy Burnham is Labour’s Boris Johnson – he can’t save the party

25.09.2025 8

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I was frozen out as chancellor - Rachel Reeves could be in trouble

02.09.2025 8

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Taxing landlords and pensioners is Marxist nonsense

28.08.2025 9

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Rachel Reeves, a property tax will be the end of your career

19.08.2025 10

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Robert Jenrick's Calais visit is a stunt - and a good one at that

15.08.2025 10

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Thought universal credit was bad? Wait until the state pension is means tested

29.07.2025 7

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I know Keir Starmer personally - he is out of his depth

01.07.2025 6

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Well done, Keir Starmer: benefits reform is long overdue

20.06.2025 10

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These tax rises are coming - and they'll be bigger than you realise

12.06.2025 5

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Trump’s travel ban is cruel, outrageous and exactly what voters want

05.06.2025 10

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Trump’s UK deal confirms it — he’s weaker than he admits

08.05.2025 8

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My friend Robert Jenrick needs to stop trying to be Boris Johnson

24.04.2025 10

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I know Nigel Farage - he's no friend to the Tories

09.04.2025 10

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I made mistakes - Rachel Reeves needs to own up to hers

26.03.2025 8

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If I had Musk's chainsaw in Westminster I'd slash health and defence

13.03.2025 10

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Kwasi Kwarteng: The golden goose of British creativity is under attack from Labour

27.02.2025 10

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Rachel Reeves is in a hole - she has no choice but to raise taxes

13.02.2025 8

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The triple-lock pension has to go - I wasn't brave enough to do it

06.02.2025 10

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I learnt the hard way, Thatcher's politics don't belong in 2025

30.01.2025 8

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Even Trump the messiah can't save Tory has-beens

22.01.2025 20

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Kwasi Kwarteng: Take it from me, it's never wise to sack your chancellor

16.01.2025 10

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If I was still in No 11, I'd be worried about Trump's plans

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States in less than three weeks’ time. His second term will almost certainly bring...

03.01.2025 7

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Starmer's handling of Waspi has swung open the door for Nigel Farage

Right-wing populism thrives on a sense of grievance. The grievance, whatever it may be, fosters a feeling of resentment, which then finds...

20.12.2024 9

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