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Reeves says Starmer failed because ‘governing is hard’

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:12 July 2026
Post last modified:12 July 2026

After 14 years of Tory rule (and 40 years of neoliberalism), Keir Starmer needed to make dramatic moves to turn this country around. Instead, he tinkered around the edges then pouted when no one thanked him as their lives continued to worsen. Starmer is on his way out, and you have to assume Rachel Reeves will follow. Given her response to the following, it’s easy to see why: #BBCLaurak: "You were absolutely central to Keir Starmers whole project. What do you think, reflecting back, is the biggest reason why its come to an end like this? Rachel Reeves: "I think governing…

Reform’s Manchester mayor candidate is a landlord, because of course

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:29 June 2026
Post last modified:29 June 2026

Reform UK has announced its candidate for the Greater Manchester Mayor race: Reform UK is delighted to announce Sian Astley as our candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester. Sian has pledged to scrutinise contracts previously awarded by Andy Burnham to firms during his time as Mayor. Greater Manchester is broken. Only Reform will fix it. pic.twitter.com/WGeV1rr9m8 — Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) June 29, 2026 As a woman, Astley won’t have the same problems as the party’s Makerfield candidate – the self-described ‘sexist’ Rob Kenyon. She has another big weakness, though, and it’s that she’s a landlord. Reform don’t care about renters rights Sian Astley is one…

American humiliation: Trump is erratic because he knows he’s lost the Iran war

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:12 June 2026
Post last modified:12 June 2026

US president Donald Trump is erratic at the best of times. But his current tendency to threaten Iran with annihilation and then claim peace is at hand five minutes later comes from an awareness that he has lost the Iran war. In truth, we have known this is an American humiliation for a long time. Iranian politics professor Hassan Ahmadian told Drop Site News on 12 June: The United States has hit the hard rock of a formidable force that stopped its aggression and they have to deal with it. President Trump realized that he cannot change the failure, the military…

Palestine — Ministry of Health in financial crisis because of ‘Israel’

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:6 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Palestine — The Palestinian Ministry of Health, based in Ramallah, has raised serious concerns about major shortages of medicines and essential medical supplies. A third of essential medicines not available, hundreds more at critically low levels in Palestine It says that a significant portion of items on the Essential Medicines List are no longer available. Over a third are completely out of stock and hundreds more running critically low. Altogether, more than 726 medicines and medical consumables have run out in Ministry storage facilities. This is already having a direct impact on patients. Over 4,000 people with cancer are now at…

Labour holds power in Cambridge because of Lib Dems say Greens

Post author:The Canary
Post published:3 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

This is a statement from the Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party The Green group on Cambridge city council has confirmed that it will not be entering a proposed rainbow coalition with Labour or the Liberal Democrats. Instead, it put forward and voted for its deputy leader Sefira Davison to lead the city council. Sadly the Lib Dems chose to abstain on the vote, lending their tacit support to enable a continuation of the Labour run administration, rather than agreeing to collaborate with Green councillors to bring about the change that residents voted for. Despite constructive efforts from the Green group,…