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The UK's planning system is under intense scrutiny as the government pledges to build 1.5 million homes by 2029. Proposed reforms include…
The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament, an unelected body that scrutinises and revises legislation. Here is its…
Local councils across England and Wales are implementing the maximum permitted 5% council tax increase for 2025-26, with social care…
England's 11 metro mayors now govern over 40% of the population with powers over transport, housing, skills, and economic development. The…
When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in April 1982, Margaret Thatcher faced the greatest crisis of her premiership. She gambled…
Greater Manchester's combined authority was supposed to be a weak talking shop. Instead, Andy Burnham has built genuine political power…
Analysis of government infrastructure spending reveals London receives £6,356 per person while the North East gets £413. HS2 cancellation…
In 1956, Britain and France invaded Egypt to seize control of the Suez Canal, only to be forced into a humiliating retreat by American…
The 1984-85 miners' strike was the longest and most bitter industrial dispute in British history. Margaret Thatcher's government faced down…
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