Monthly Archives: March 2025
The world has changed, said the chancellor – and hours later it did, again. It is a phrase that has become a familiar one at Westminster in the last few days and the line used to justify the shift in priorities and spending cuts Rachel Reeves announced in her Spring Statement. When folk in government […]
Next week a 17-year-old girl, possibly autistic, will face a disciplinary hearing at the Football Association for improper conduct. Her alleged offence is that in a women’s match she asked a player on the other team: “Are you a bloke?” She’s in trouble because the player in question is indeed male, but identifies as a woman. That […]
Treasury minister Darren Jones has apologised after he used the example of pocket money when talking about benefits cuts for disabled people. Jones, who is deputy to Rachel Reeves, was defending welfare cuts on the BBC’s Politics Live after the Spring Statement when he made the gaffe. Government analysis suggests more than three million families […]
There has been some unease in Labour’s ranks over the planned savings in the welfare budget. The government’s newly published assessment of the impact of the changes has increased that anxiety. The contents – with its estimates of increased poverty levels – show that talk of difficult decisions is not mere ministerial sloganeering. While polls suggest tackling […]
The UK will not be “jumping into a trade war” with the US over Donald Trump’s plans to place 25% import taxes on cars entering America, the prime minister has said. The government is trying to avoid tariffs, set to come into effect on 2 April, through “intense negotiations” with US counterparts, Sir Keir Starmer […]
How are the London Nationals leading their Junior B first-round playoff series against Listowel so far? Goaltending is a major factor. Finnish netminder Casimir Weckstrom stopped 54 shots on his 20th birthday before Anthony Tudino’s double-overtime winner stumped the Cyclones 3-2 Wednesday at Western Fair. Weckstrom has made a staggering 103 saves in two games […]
Men are prepared to sacrifice family lives for successful careers in a way many women aren’t, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said. Speaking at an event in Parliament, Farage argued people should be judged on merit in the workplace, not on certain characteristics. When asked whether most top jobs would go to white men […]
The London Nationals are in the driver’s seat of their Junior B first round series with Listowel. Now, the fifth-seeded Nats have a chance to sweep away the defending Sutherland Cup champion Cyclones Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Western Fair. Goaltender Casimir Weckstrom has stolen the show so far, averaging 48 saves in the first three […]
Taxes may have to rise in the autumn, economists have warned, despite big benefit cuts and spending reductions in Wednesday’s Spring Statement. The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank said Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s headroom to deal with economic risks, like Donald Trump’s tariffs, was “very small”. Director Paul Johnson said there was a “good chance” […]
The only golf club to have staged four Ryder Cups, The Belfry’s famous Brabazon course has a rich history of titanic battles between the world’s greatest golfers. The Brabazon, one of three courses that comprise the luxurious Belfry golf resort near Sutton Coldfield, has also hosted 20 European Tour events and will add to that tally […]