21 h. ago RUTH SUNDERLAND: This folly on pensions is straight from her mentor Gordon Brown's playbook

The art of taxation, according to Louis XIV's finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, is to pluck from the goose the maximum number of feathers while provoking the minimum of hissing.

Politics

23 h. ago Voices: Never mind the backbenchers – this Budget will squeeze working people until it hurts

Editorial: Make no mistake, this was a traditional Labour ‘tax and spend’ budget of the kind not seen since before the days of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown – and while it will please the party, for many it will feel like a kick in the teeth

Economics

44 h. ago Gordon Brown urges world leaders to support Nigeria as children abducted

The former UK prime minister and UN education envoy calls for cash for high-tech tracking systems to find the missing pupils.

Politics

3 d. ago RUTH SUNDERLAND: I fear Reeves will wreak irreversible harm on our pensions

The art of taxation, according to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister for Louis XIV, is to pluck from the goose the maximum number of feathers while provoking the minimum of hissing.

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2 w. ago I once believed Labour was the party for strivers and savers like me. Now

When Rachel Reeves moved into No 11, I was genuinely touched by her message to young women and girls. 'Let there be no ceiling on your ambitions, your hopes and your dreams,' she said.

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2 w. ago Gordon Brown joins Prince William's Homewards programme to help royal achieve his goal to end homelessness

Prince William 's homelessness initiative is teaming up with Gordon Brown as the royal continues his efforts to help society's most vulnerable.

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2 w. ago 'Prince William continues Diana's legacy with homeless project', says Gordon Brown

Gordon's Brown's comments come as Prince William and the former Labour Prime Minister join forces on major homelessness project to help 'houses become homes'

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3 w. ago Gordon Brown issues warning as he demands 'total abolition' of DWP two

Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown says levels of child poverty in Britain are shameful and a 'scar on the soul of our nation' in a major speech on Thursday

Events

3 w. ago Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

The ex-Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap

Events

3 w. ago RUTH SUNDERLAND: Labour's typically resentful attack on the aspirational middle

Having wriggled on the hook for more than a year over her definition of a 'working person', after promising not to raise taxes for such people, finally, she has an answer.

Events

3 w. ago World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown

Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step upWith the once-familiar pillars of the old world order crumbling and the US stepping away from action on climate crisis, it falls to others to assume global environmental leadership. Those leaders who understand the urgency should seize the opportunity afforded by Brazil hosting Cop30 this month to build a coalition of committed countries determined to turn back the climate deniers.Many now see China – the most successful manufacturer of solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle technologies – as the global low-carbon powerhouse. But its national emission goals, recently submitted to the UN, are underwhelming and it is unclear whether China is willing to take up the mantle of climate leadership. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Louis Tomlinson among artists performing at Las Vegas Grand Prix

The Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 will take place between November 20-22.

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