Transparency records reveal senior trade officials held dinners and strategy meetings with the notorious lobbying firm even as controversy over its Epstein links deepened, says SOLOMON HUGHES
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Shameful attitude by Duncan Smith
Cheerleading for further war turns the stomach, writes John Haylett
Starmer promised a reset after Labour’s dire electoral performance, but the government’s programme still falls far short of the bold action needed, says ANDY McDONALD MP
ANDREW DRAPER reports on the deliberate targeting and torture of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli state
Author Michael Rosen asked people how we confront a takeover by Reform. The Labour Party would do well to listen to the answers rather than shuffle more deckchairs on the Titanic, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
What began as a purported ‘anti-drugs mission’ has evolved into a permanent regional military operation, write ROGER D HARRIS and JOHN PERRY
KEITH FLETT looks at a post-election London
Choosing the most vomit-inducing image from TV coverage of Tory Party conference is often difficult given the wide choice available.
The sight of Iain Duncan Smith punching the air in delight when David Cameron announced plans to reduce income tax for the highest-paid 10 per cent ranks pretty high.
But it was his comments at a fringe meeting on the supposed need for bombing raids inside Syria that proved even more chilling.
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