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Labour’s mansion tax proposal risks deepening regional divides and destabilising London’s housing market

Labour’s mansion tax proposal risks deepening regional divides and destabilising London’s housing market

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ proposed council tax surcharge on high-value homes is a blatant attempt to...

Politics category • 2025-11-16 05:05

Enfield’s debt crisis deepens as council’s risky investments threaten public services

Enfield’s debt crisis deepens as council’s risky investments threaten public services

Enfield Council’s mounting debt crisis highlights the reckless fiscal mismanagement that has come to...

Politics category • 2025-11-16 05:05

Frozen tax thresholds threaten to push hundreds of thousands in London and the South East into higher tax brackets

Frozen tax thresholds threaten to push hundreds of thousands in London and the South East into higher tax brackets

The recent announcement of income tax threshold freezes and reductions promises to hit workers in Lo...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:09

Labour’s internal divisions and abrupt tax U-turn threaten UK economic stability

Labour’s internal divisions and abrupt tax U-turn threaten UK economic stability

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ abrupt retreat on planned income tax hikes has sent shockwaves through the...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:08

London’s surge in congestion charges and the end of EV exemptions threaten practical green progress

London’s surge in congestion charges and the end of EV exemptions threaten practical green progress

From January 2, 2026, London’s central congestion charge will rise from £15 to £18 per day, with a c...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:08

London's tent villages highlight urgent need for systemic change amid rising homelessness

London's tent villages highlight urgent need for systemic change amid rising homelessness

Nestled behind London's gleaming West End theatres and the historic Savoy Hotel, a bleak tent villag...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:08

Hackney's green ambitions falter amid superficial efforts and systemic barriers

Hackney's green ambitions falter amid superficial efforts and systemic barriers

Back in 2019, Hackney Council made bold headlines by declaring a climate emergency and pledging to a...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:08

Residents' makeshift speed camera on Sandhurst Road prompts crackdown after quick impact

Residents' makeshift speed camera on Sandhurst Road prompts crackdown after quick impact

Residents of Sandhurst Road in Catford, southeast London, took matters into their own hands by erect...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:08

Storm Claudia exposes government’s failure to prepare for climate crisis

Storm Claudia exposes government’s failure to prepare for climate crisis

Following a week of relentless heavy rain, Storm Claudia has once again laid bare the government's f...

Politics category • 2025-11-15 05:07

Metropolitan Police admits the true scale of grooming gang investigations in London

Metropolitan Police admits the true scale of grooming gang investigations in London

The Metropolitan Police’s recent admission that it is actively investigating dozens of cases linked ...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:08

Learning from the past: London’s 1962-1963 Big Freeze and the urgent need for climate resilience

Learning from the past: London’s 1962-1963 Big Freeze and the urgent need for climate resilience

London’s recent climate challenges pale in comparison to the brutal winter of 1962-1963, known as th...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:08

Government intervenes again as Tower Hamlets governance crisis deepens

Government intervenes again as Tower Hamlets governance crisis deepens

Communities Secretary Steve Reed has called an urgent meeting with government-appointed envoys overs...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:04

Wealthy Americans increasingly view London as a safe haven amid Labour’s proposed tax hikes

Wealthy Americans increasingly view London as a safe haven amid Labour’s proposed tax hikes

London continues to attract the wealthy from across the Atlantic, even as the new Labour government’...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:04

Metropolitan Police under fire over handling of grooming gangs and political cover-up

Metropolitan Police under fire over handling of grooming gangs and political cover-up

The Metropolitan Police's latest disclosures on “tens” of group-based child sexual abuse cases only ...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:04

London's congestion charge hike and EV discounts spark motoring backlash

London's congestion charge hike and EV discounts spark motoring backlash

Sadiq Khan’s recent announcement to overhaul London’s Congestion Charge scheme has been met with wid...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:04

Renters' Rights Act set to rollout in 2026 amid concerns over limited reform and potential market distortion

Renters' Rights Act set to rollout in 2026 amid concerns over limited reform and potential market distortion

After over a decade of promises and endless government stall tactics, the so-called Renters' Rights ...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:04

London crime surge exposes Mayor Sadiq Khan’s faltering leadership amid growing public discontent

London crime surge exposes Mayor Sadiq Khan’s faltering leadership amid growing public discontent

London Mayor Sadiq Khan once again found himself defending his record amid mounting concerns over ri...

Politics category • 2025-11-14 05:04

Kensington and Chelsea warns of devastating cuts amid unfair funding formula push

Kensington and Chelsea warns of devastating cuts amid unfair funding formula push

Kensington and Chelsea Council finds itself at the mercy of a failing funding formula that, if left ...

Politics category • 2025-11-13 05:06

London’s Tottenham Court Road faces rising chaos as homelessness and unchecked immigration escalate

London’s Tottenham Court Road faces rising chaos as homelessness and unchecked immigration escalate

Tottenham Court Road, renowned for its flagship furniture stores and high-end retailers, starkly con...

Politics category • 2025-11-13 05:05

London’s ULEZ expansion exposes disillusionment with Labour’s environmental policy failure

London’s ULEZ expansion exposes disillusionment with Labour’s environmental policy failure

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), introduced in 2019 and expanded in 2023, continues to be a ...

Politics category • 2025-11-13 05:04

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