A carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is fighting to clear his name after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acknowledged he made an 'innocent mistake'. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

I think I'd have gone with 'Vice-President, Foreign Affairs'.

Seeing some very chunky differences in London mayoral polls. R&W had a 13pt lead yesterday.

(Also why only London polls - will no one think of people who have to write previews of all the contests?)

As a general rule Labour would be wise to avoid 'day one' or 'first 100 days' pledges. It's entirely arbitrary, and you never know what issues will pop up once you've in government and can see the full picture.

On this week's episode of The Power Test, we were joined by the excellent Anoosh Chakelian to talk about the upcoming local and mayoral elections, the possible results, and why they really matter. pod.link/1685159956

NHSE and ministers continue to bat away the RCEM estimates of how many patients die because their A&E wait is too long (their recent conservative estimate 250/week, my estimate 400/week)...

Why not just scrap Parliament altogether? Screw scrutiny and democracy.