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Toby Neal on politics: A cost of living crisis or just plain stealing?

Popping along to a local garden centre – to go to the cafe, obviously, the weather at the time preventing any meaningful activity in the garden –...

27.04.2024 10

Shropshire Star

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Can Brand Andy beat the Tory blues to win West Midlands mayoral race?

OPINION – Andy Richardson on Andy Street's bid to win a new term as West Midlands Mayor There’s an election afoot. And there are rules around...

10.04.2024 10

Shropshire Star

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Mark Andrews on today's Budget: Sombre preamble as Chancellor begins his farewell tour

Looking like a hospital consultant about to break some very bad news, Jeremy Hunt stepped up to the dispatch box, shuffled his papers, and silently...

06.03.2024 20

Shropshire Star

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Toby Neal on politics: Upset Tories should realise lampooning those in power is an age-old tradition

What a joke. Politicians complaining about being the butt of jokes, that is. Leading Tories have been accusing the BBC of bias, pointing in particular...

27.01.2024 10

Shropshire Star

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Andy Richardson Column: Rishi Sunak lacks aim as he hedges his bets on a general election

And so the starting gun has been fired. Except the starting gun hasn’t been fired at all. While Rishi Sunak could have been bold and nailed his...

10.01.2024 5

Shropshire Star

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Wave of public spending cuts announced in Wales with health services protected

The Welsh Government said it was forced to make ‘stark and painful’ choices for its draft budget for 2024-25. A wave of public spending cuts have...

19.12.2023 10

Shropshire Star

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Editor's view: The BBC is distorting local news markets and needs to be stopped

For most people, paying the BBC licence fee is a fact of life. Lots of us consume BBC content every day, whether it’s television or radio. Many of...

05.12.2023 7

Shropshire Star

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