“McDonnell hits back at claims Russian bots helped Labour in 2017 election”

May 1, 2018 | Politics

Neither The Times nor (especially) Sunday Times are the great, unbiased papers of record they once were. But really, Russia trying to swing the election for Labour? I can see why it may have been in Russia’s interest in communist days to fill Downing Street with former Marxists. But Russia today is as capitalist as can be so what would be the point? I can only think it’s something to do Ambramovich and football being a supposed working-class game; but that’s tenuous, even for me.

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“Further delays to social care overhaul predicted”

“Further delays to social care overhaul predicted”

For over 20 years now, every government of every persuasion has dodged the issue of care for the elderly. At best, they’ve started yet another review and found that lots more money and higher taxes are the only answers, so left if for someone else to sort out. I doubt...