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Unlicensed to bury

MP Simon Hoare is calling time on the surprising loophole behind the funeral trade – anyone can set up shop, no licence or training...

Proud, British – and progressive

Last week was the Liberal Democrat party conference in Bournemouth. Some of you may have seen me joining Ed Davey and opening our conference...

Benefits, visas and British jobs: the Reform UK plan

September has been an extremely busy month for the party, with our annual conference in Birmingham, a number of key policy announcements, and the...

It’s not left vs right – it’s truth vs lies

‘Divide and distract’ are tried-and-tested means of conquering opponents. Both are being heavily employed at present by powerful individuals hell-bent on making our world...

Digital ID cards? Let’s see the detail

With proposals resurfacing, MP Simon Hoare asks if it’s security theatre, a serious tool for immigration control – or another failed IT promise? As I...

Back to London with 760 questions

Parliament’s six-week Summer Recess is ending, and I’m returning to the routine of being in London for half the week. Although the sunny weather...

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Grassroots to Gold Cups

In our new column, Chris Wald, assistant trainer to Joe Tizzard, tells us how Venn Farm went from dairy farm to racing dynasty Venn Farm...

North Dorset’s forgotten Scallywags

They were farmers, labourers and tradesmen, but Dorset’s Auxiliary Units trained in silence to become Britain’s last, lethal line of defence, says CPRE’s Rupert...

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