Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

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Rachel Reeves has had a bumpy first few months in government. Her tax-hiking Budget prompted criticism from businesses and ...

From tax policy to labour relations and home ownership, nigh on every reform has been dismantled by either the Left or the so ...

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The Labour Party has recognised the need for focus by developing five clear “milestones”. And by appointing Morgan McSweeney ...

A furious Doncaster mining community stalwart has said a former Conservative MP bidding to become the city’s mayor is “lucky ...

Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh has called on the Government to name a train after former prime minister Margaret ...

Villagers in a Doncaster mining community told to “forget” the Miners’ Strike by a former Conservative MP bidding to become the city’s mayor say they are still suffering the impacts of the dispute 40 ...

Part 29 of our weekly 50th anniversary series charting the events of Carlisle United’s 1974/75 top-flight season. There was, in mid-February, the prospect of unprecedented feats on two blue fronts.