#collusion #econ3

The BBC undercover investigation into false immigration claims is deeply irresponsible journalism. It does not highlight that exploitation by unregulated advisors occurs because legal aid was cut and the system is insane to navigate.

Or alternatively maybe we should have gone further and faster on renewables

The offshore bonanza fuelling Reform UK continues, according to Electoral Commission data for the last quarter of 2025.

Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.

Economically illiterate

Wow!

Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May

They won't. They are going to get shafted. They are going to deserve it. And it's going to be hilarious.

Oh, just the business vehicle of Nigel Farage masquerading as a political party breaching its obligations at Companies House.

Sign saying ‘our bartenders are so light fingered they could be concert pianists’ Why, are they going to rob me?

I feel they have misunderstood this expression:

Good to hear. It’s world book day, not world dressing up day

An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon

Something else that was obviously going to happen

Time to buy some shares in VPN companies

Well that was an obvious contradiction in government policy. Just like their reluctance to improve ties with the EU significantly.

This article fails to actually answer the question of its headline. Ultimately customers have moved on and PayPal is no longer needed.

‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds One shock could spark social unrest and even food riots in the UK, according to dozens of the country’s top food experts, because chronic issues have left the food system a “tinderbox”. The group first identified a series of issues that are making access to food vulnerable in the UK, including the climate crisis, low incomes, poor farming policy and fragile just-in-time supply chains. These have left the UK dangerously exposed, the researchers said. Continue reading...

‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say

There’s a joke in there somewhere

This shows exactly why UK government should be providing MORE funding for the World Service, not risking it’s future. Cost of these services is nothing for government.

World Service is so important to so many across the world. And a great asset to the UK’s image abroad. Govt should be increasing funding!

Worth pointing out that total amount of debt is largely meaningless. Unless you earn a LOT of money you’ll never pay it off

What Trump is forgetting: American nations have a long history of open borders | Daniel Mendiola The US cites the ‘wisdom’ of historical immigration policy. But nation states in the Americas have spent more time with open borders than closed

What Trump is forgetting: American nations have a long history of open borders | Daniel Mendiola

Economic uncertainty and the dawn of the AI age have turned the graduate job hunt into a brutal test of endurance – with profound consequences for both jobseeker and employer.

An #FTEdit 🧵 on the great graduate “jobpocalypse” (starting with this brilliant 🎥 from @isabelberwick.ft.com) 👇

Fantastic speech, articulating a vision for the future that the UK need to get behind ASAP

‘Need’???

You can’t set up a story like that and not explain!

An edit of a 'Traitors' confessional shot with Robert Jenrick sat in the chair. The caption identifies him as 'Robert' 44, Wannabe PM and a traitor'.

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

Don't trade where you tweet: timharford.com/2026/01/dont...

Special Report: Stripped Tees IT WAS to be the UK’s largest regeneration scheme in decades, a model for regional devolution and the flagship post-Brexit freeport. But the redevelopment of the former steelworks on the south bank of...

As Tees Valley mayor Lord Houchen's defence of his deal with local businessmen crumbles, here's the Eye's recent special report on how Britain's flagship regeneration scheme secretly turned into one of the biggest giveaways of public money on record.

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Boosting UK trade in one simple step Rejoining the European Customs Union would boost UK public finances by £25bn, say Westminster LibDems

Rejoining the European Customs Union would boost UK public finances by £25bn, say Westminster LibDems | Sir Graham Watson and Martin Roche