Next has said it could be forced to close stores after losing a landmark legal battle over equal pay and being forced to pay store staff the same as warehouse workers. Why on earth are courts trying to set wages?
Will Labour adopt a 10% limit on private school admissions at top universities? It would obviously be deeply unfair, but many on the Left believe such top-down quotas are needed to achieve 'justice', says Dr Nicholas Tate.
Keir Starmer has confirmed the Government could ban smoking in pub gardens and other outdoor areas, arguing it would reduce the "burden" on the NHS.
In a dark day for British business, an 'equal pay' claim brought by 3,500 shop assistants at Next has succeeded after an employment tribunal decided their work was "of equal value" to that of (male) warehouse workers.
By picking Walz – the Minnesota Governor blasted by his state Senate for supporting the BLM riots – as her VP running mate, Kamala Harris has lurched even further to the Left, says Tony Morrison.
King Charles has unveiled Sir Keir Starmer's legislative programme for his Labour Government, complete with more race equality laws, more renters' rights and a trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban.
Joanna Gray offers a spirited take on current affairs, finding reasons to be cheerful amidst political failures, media influence and even culinary comforts.
We should vote Conservative to keep out the Trots and their permanent revolution, says Peter Hitchens. No no no, that just ratifies the Uniparty, says Matt Goodwin. Professor James Alexander ponders the dilemma.
Labour claims its Education Tax on private schools is to raise revenue for the state sector. But it's unlikely to do that – and no wonder when the policy's architect is clear that it wants private schools to disappear.
Canary Wharf, London's bold 1990s financial district, is in decline. But why are we surprised when the Left-wing councils surrounding it have been allowed to strangle it, says J. Sorel.
