A more sensible approach would be for the state to get out of the way. That would include ceasing the disastrous meddling in the energy market with the folly of Net Zero.
Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in Tameside. The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Haringey.
The Lib Dems gained seats from Labour in Lincoln and Neath Port Talbot. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to Reform UK in St Helens.
Those young (and youngish) voters who switched to Labour out of a desire to get on the housing ladder were perversely reflecting the most quintessential of Conservative ambitions.
Labour lost a seat in Redbridge to the Ilford Independents. The Conservatives held a seat in Maldon.
Public spending is set to rise to a record high of £1.27 trillion in 2025-26, £23.2 billion more than spending at the peak of the pandemic in 2020-21.
The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in Three Rivers. The SNP gained two seats from Labour in Glasgow.
Winning for the insurgents in “safe” Labour areas is looking increasingly likely. But how will they cope with victory?
The policy is the ultimate piece of virtue signalling. Where is the money to pay for it? It is fantasy, but the failed attempt will still be ruinously expensive.
As the world hurtles towards mercantalist madness, the UK should stride unconditionally and without delay towards the opposite path of enlightenment.
The Lib Dems held a seat in East Devon. The SNP held a seat in West Lothian.
Russia is a dictatorship. That might be a plus in some ways. Life is cheap. But its losses are unsustainable.
The Conservatives lost a seat to the Lib Dems in Pendle. An independent gained a seat from Labour in Hounslow.
The Education Secretary gave councils the power to stop good schools expanding. But that does not mean councils have to use it.
The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Westminster but lost a seat to Reform UK in Breckland.