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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

‘Basics’ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski

Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation Successive governments have turned the UK from a manufacturing economy to one where the basics of life have been privatised and are rented back to people at a crushing cost, Zack Polanski will say. In a speech billed as the Green leader’s biggest policy intervention since he took over as leader six months ago, Polanski will argue that decades of gradual econ

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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Gerry Adams’s beret gives high court a Benny Hill moment | Esther Addley

Former politician tells court the hat worn at a 1971 republican funeral and by TV comedian does not mean he was IRA member “A very happy St Patrick’s Day,” said Gerry Adams, as he took his seat in the stand at court 16 in the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday. Mr Justice Smith hadn’t quite caught what the defendant said, and asked him to repeat himself. “Oh that’s very kind of you,” the judge stammered when he finally worked it out. The green tie and small sprig of shamrock in Adams’s lapel –

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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Bombshell leak shows Greens' secret plans to make UK kids 'accept migrants'

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Green plans would teach children they have a 'moral obligation' to hand illegal immigrants voting rights, free housing and passports.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills

There are fears the war in Iran could lead to a surge in household energy bills.

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

POLL: Andy Burnham Would Have Won Gorton and Denton By-Election

New polling from Survation in the New Statesman today, in a hypothetical world in which Starmer didn’t stop ‘his friend’ Andy Burnham standing in Gorton and Denton: Certain to vote: Green 25%, Labour 47%, Don’t Know 7%, Reform 21% Among all voters: Green 17%, Labour 33%, Don’t Know 30%, Reform 15% If Burnham had stood, he…

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

LIVE: Farage and Jenrick Pledge to Cut Energy Bills

The plan: VAT on energy bills scrapped. Taking around £85 off the average household bill. Green levy and carbon tax scrapped. Reform claims this saves another £115…  Funded by “cuts to quangos“. Farage launches nigelcutmybills.com draw with the winner’s entire street getting energy bills paid for a year .

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Miliband Tells Pubs to Serve Warmer Beer to Cut Costs

Miliband’s suggestions to pubs clinging on for dear life: switch off your fridges overnight, serve warmer beer, and turn off the ovens. And the taxpayer has coughed up £350,000 to produce these measures… DESNZ pumped that cash into Zero Carbon Services’ ‘energy and carbon reduction tool’ which was rolled out to 525 pubs, restaurants, and…

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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

David Willetts: Labour’s New Deal for young people has a focus on apprenticeships – a good idea if understood properly

It's right to try to grow the number of apprenticeships. They are worthwhile and popular. But there are limits. They thrive in environments where there are more regulated jobs and activities. They are not guaranteed routes into long-term stable employment in an open flexible economy. The post David Willetts: Labour’s New Deal for young people has a focus on apprenticeships – a good idea if understood properly appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills

There are fears the war in Iran could lead to a surge in household energy bills.

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars | Editorial

Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackled No one who walks, cycles or drives around London, or many of the world’s big cities, could fail to notice the vastly increased size of the typical car. A type of vehicle once associated with rural settings and outdoor lifestyles is now ubiquitous. Heavily marketed as sports utility vehicles (SUVs), supersize cars are among the key consumer trends of recent decades. In 2022, they acc

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Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Reform councils 'cut waste by £700m' as Richard Tice hits back over council tax claim

One council saved £32 million by scrapping green policies.

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Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Ed Miliband’s net zero boss blasted for ‘hypocrisy’

Critics have accused the new head of Ed Miliband's net zero drive of "not believing the drivel he is forcing on everyone else".

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