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DWP boss McFadden making vague pronouncements about ‘helping people into work’ again

Post author:Grace
Post published:15 July 2026
Post last modified:16 July 2026

Pat McFadden, the leader of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is already working to set the media agenda ahead of the full publication of two flagship reports in the autumn. Inevitably, he’s bleating about ‘supporting’ people with health conditions to get into work. In a 15 July interview with the Guardian, McFadden stated that his department had already begun its work in advance of the final reports: Even before they’ve reported, I’m already speaking to the Department for Education [and] the Department for Health. We’re going to have to respond to this as a government. It’s my job to…

Ismael Saibari goes from doctors’ diagnoses to making World Cup history

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:9 July 2026
Post last modified:10 July 2026

At World Cup tournaments, there are players who score goals, and there are players who create moments that remain etched in the tournament’s memory for decades. When it comes to Ismael Saibari, he has done both. At the 2026 World Cup, the Moroccan international was not merely one of the tournament’s stars; he became the embodiment of one of the greatest individual achievements in the history of Arab and African football. Three goals propelled the “Lions of the Atlas” into the knockout stages and secured his place in the history books, as he became the first African player to score three…

Polanski accuses Telegraph of ‘making up quotes’

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:9 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Zack Polanski has accused the Telegraph of fabricating quotes. And he’s got good reason to do so, because the way the Telegraph presented the following information clearly gives an entirely false impression: We're at the point where the Telegraph are literally making up quotes. I said when veg is sold for pennies in supermarkets, it's a sign someone's not being paid properly. Farmers being paid a pittance for their produce. Workers on less than a living wage in supermarkets. https://t.co/rQOSII9l1p — Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) June 9, 2026 ‘This is not a quote’ Something we should explain is that there are two key…