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showing results for Politics | refresh Steve Bell on the UK economy plunging into deep recession — cartoon Britain has entered the deepest recession since records began as official figures on Wednesday showed the economy shrank by more than any other major nation during the coronavirus outbreak in the three months to June theguardian | Politics | 1 hrs ago   The Guardian view on chaotic government: no more excuses | Editorial Editorial: The scale of the coronavirus challenge meant mistakes were inevitable, but failure to learn from those mistakes is unforgivable theguardian | Politics | 2 hrs ago   Cross-Channel migrants flown back to France and Germany Migrants who made dangerous crossings from northern France to come to Britain were removed today in the first of what ministers hope will become a regular practice for those who have arrived in recent reddit | Politics | 2 hrs ago   Coronavirus: UK death toll falls by 5,377 as government changes way fatalities are counted in England England will join the rest of the UK and disregard a COVID-19 diagnosis if the death occurs 28 days after the test. reddit | Politics | 2 hrs ago   The UN set a target for donor countries to contribute 0.7% of their GDP on foreign aid. Britain is the only member of the G7 to meet the target. Merging of DfID with the Foreign Office could trigger changes in UK aid spending reddit | Politics | 3 hrs ago   A few thousand boat people isn’t a crisis For most of the time since the pandemic began Nigel Farage has been just an old ham in search of a role. Brexit is happening, Britain has formally left the EU, and the party of which he is still reddit | Politics | 3 hrs ago   Tory MP slammed for ‘mocking flooding’ as train derails in his constituency Andrew Bowie made a joke about people tweeting about the flooding rather than US politics. reddit | Politics | 3 hrs ago   Priti Patel 'minded' to decriminalise sales of 'poppers' drug The home secretary says the "uncertain" law on the drug - often used by gay men during sex - may change. bbc | Politics | 3 hrs ago   UK Government blows off MSPs 36 minutes before power grab meeting starts THE UK Government has finally confirmed it will not attend a Holyrood evidence-taking session on its post-Brexit power grab plan … just half an… reddit | Politics | 3 hrs ago   Who will speak up against the demonisation of migrants? | Owen Jones The Tories are getting a free pass to scapegoat the most vulnerable, helping them distract from their Covid failures, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones theguardian | Politics | 4 hrs ago   New Zealand 'frustrated' over UK trade talks, says deputy PM Deputy PM Winston Peters says the UK's EU membership has not left it "match fit" to strike a deal. bbc | Politics | 4 hrs ago   Minority successfully pushing back against green recovery, shows YouGov poll New research by YouGov is illustrating the strength of the motoring lobby against a green recovery and more infrastructure to encourage active travel. reddit | Politics | 5 hrs ago   The dangerous legacy of the Cummings affair When I began several weeks ago to quiz scientists about Dominic Cummings’ Durham trip for my Radio 4 programme on how science and policy have interacted during the Covid-19 pandemic, I felt I might be raking over the ashes. Had we finally moved on, ... reddit | Politics | 5 hrs ago   Liz Truss’s post-Brexit stilton deal with Japan will not ‘make Britain grate again’ | Rick Burin There’s nothing wrong with being proud of our national dishes, but focusing on cheese makes us look ridiculous, says writer Rick Burin theguardian | Politics | 5 hrs ago   UK economy suffers worst slump in Europe in second quarter | Historic recession as quarterly output collapses 20% despite sharp recovery in June Historic recession as quarterly output collapses 20% despite sharp recovery in June reddit | Politics | 6 hrs ago   I know how soul-crushing the A-level fiasco will be for disadvantaged pupils | Nadia Khomami Ditching predicted grades once and for all is essential to give more of us a fighting chance, says Guardian assistant news editor Nadia Khomami theguardian | Politics | 6 hrs ago   Unionist parties seem to have given up the fight to keep the UK together - Ifan Morgan Jones Ifan Morgan Jones It recently dawned on me that the reason why Scottish independence now feels so inevitable is that the Unionist parties no longer seem bothered to make the effort required to stop it from happening. It’s difficult to come to any o ... reddit | Politics | 7 hrs ago   The government is looking the other way while Britain's rivers die before our eyes | Rivers Across the UK, once thriving waterways are being wiped out by farming and water companies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot reddit | Politics | 8 hrs ago   Top Scotland Yard official backs officers who stopped MP Dawn Butler A top Metropolitan Police official has defended officers who stopped a car in which Labour MP Dawn Butler was travelling.  reddit | Politics | 8 hrs ago   The refugee crisis is fake. The culture war isn't | Ian Dunt From Farage, to Patel, to the media pack - nationalism is transferred into the mainstream. reddit | Politics | 8 hrs ago   Scotland exam results: John Swinney insists U-turn was not about saving his job The education secretary says he was motivated by pupils' concerns rather than the prospect of losing a confidence vote. bbc | Politics | 8 hrs ago   Why is UK's trade deal with Japan being held up by cheese? Theo Usherwood explains The UK's negotiations over a trade deal with Japan have hit a stumbling block - and it's all because of cheese, Theo Usherwood explains. reddit | Politics | 10 hrs ago   Move to make online political campaigning more transparent Campaigners give guarded welcome to government plans for digital imprints reddit | Politics | 11 hrs ago   The UK suffers the worst recession of any G7 country - Britain has now recorded the largest fall in GDP of any major country as well as the highest excess death rate in Europe The UK’s performance during the Covid-19 crisis has been confirmed as world-beating – but in the worst sense possible. Today’s release from the Office for National Statistics shows not only that Britain has entered the deepest recession in its ... reddit | Politics | 11 hrs ago   The PPE debacle shows what Britain is built on: rentier capitalism | Brett Christophers The distribution of assets, and the government’s role in it, drives the UK economy. The latest example shouldn’t surprise us, says economics expert Brett Christophers theguardian | Politics | 12 hrs ago   Next