The Homeless Fund: Join our campaign to beat homelessness in London within two years
Today the Evening Standard has launched its most ambitious campaign ever: a two-year commitment to tackle the homelessness epidemic in our city. In total some 170,000 people are now believed to be hom...
20 Nov 201914min
General Election 2019: The first climate-change election
In this election all major parties are talking about cutting down carbon. The Greens aim for net-zero by 2030, the Labour conference voted for the same, although its manifesto may have a later date. T...
19 Nov 201914min
Prince Andrew in new ‘N-word’ row - after disastrous Newsnight interview on Epstein
The public reaction to Prince Andrew’s interview for the BBC’s Newsnight has been described as “catastrophic”. There’s been nothing from the Prince or the Palace since it was released on Saturday. But...
18 Nov 201911min
Corbyn says ‘free broadband’, we say ‘bad idea’. PLUS Royal Parks traffic ban and England for Euro 2020
Labour have pledged to make broadband free for all by renationalising BT Openreach if they win the General Election. The idea has been labelled a “fantasy plan” by The Secretary of State for Digital, ...
15 Nov 201912min
Tories dump immigration cap; The RMT plan ANOTHER strike; & The Science Museum reveal 500 years of medicine
The Conservatives have dumped Theresa May’s 100,000 goal for net immigration. Home Secretary Priti Patel says the new plan will bring overall immigration down but give skilled workers preference under...
14 Nov 201911min
Trump impeachment hearings, Tory election ‘groundhoggery’, and Greta Thunberg sails again
In today’s episode:Loyal, dependable and now… independent, thanks to having the Conservative whip removed after voting against the government – Tory bastion David Gauke has announced he’s running as a...
13 Nov 201913min
Britain’s not in recession – but government is not off the hook; RMT boss should resign instead of striking; remembrance day 2019
Today the Office for National Statistics says GDP grew by 0.3 percent in the third quarter of the year. But that’s still the lowest since 2010 – and there are plenty of reasons for concern about what ...
11 Nov 201912min
TFL delays Crossrail AGAIN, costing London billions
Today Transport for London announced that Crossrail will not open until 2021. The line should have opened last December. TFL have admitted that the final cost of the project could be £18.5 billion. Th...
8 Nov 201911min
