Julian Glover

There are now more members of Liz Truss’ cabinet in Reform than on the Kemi Badenoch’s front bench, says Julian Glover

There is a place in politics for a brave character to stand up and declare in a firm voice that Britain isn’t broken. They could look into the cameras with a steely glare and tell people modestly that quite a lot about this country is more or less fine. They would have to point out that we can’t just keep promising to spend money we don’t have and that no government can solve every problem. But they could add that, despite that, people all over the country seem to rub along rather well, that our lives are safer than they would be almost anywhere else on Earth and that we are better placed than most nations to adapt to an AI-led future. Our schools are now among the world’s best. Our businesses still innovate.

Lamu is loved by the A-list but this charming slip of unspoilt sand remains stubbornly under-the-radar. Go before it changes, says our writer

Statement from the National Fair Housing Alliance on FHFA’s Repeal of its Fair Lending Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – RealEstateRama – The National Fair Housing Alliance® (NFHA™), leading a coalition of 174 civil rights, fair housing, fair lending, and social justice organizations, filed a comment asking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to halt plans to gut a critical tool that protects people from discrimination under the Fair Housing Act of 1968. HUD’s latest proposed rule would significantly weaken disparate impact—one of the most impactful tools used to remove discriminatory barriers to equal access to housing and lending opportunities, including restrictive zoning, exclusionary tenant screening and biased algorithms, harmful environmental impacts, and unnecessary and arbitrary mortgage lending practices. HUD’s proposed rule change would remove its Discriminatory Effects regulation. This action, part of HUD’s ongoing policy of refusing to recognize disparate impact and punishing others for doing so, would leave everyday people facing unlawful housing and lending discrimination less safe during America’s worsening fair and affordable housing crisis.

NFHA Tracks Trump’s Broken Promises on Affordability ahead of His State of the Union Address

Washington, D.C. – RealEstateRama – The National Fair Housing Alliance® (NFHA™) is expressing its deep concern regarding two executive orders issued by the Trump Administration last week that claim to promote access to mortgage credit and remove regulatory barriers to spur the development of affordable homes. These orders will remove critical mortgage protections responsible for fairness and do little to nothing to boost the supply of affordable housing.

The 17.48 from Paddington does not, on first sight, seem exceptional. Over-hard seats, over-bright lights and a scrum at the ticket barriers: none of these is special. The modern Hitachi trains are solid but dull. Only Isambard Kingdom Brunel's great arching iron roof adds splendour to the scene. But pause by coach L on the daily London to Carmarthen express and you might notice a small miracle.

A clunking bit of bone-headed officialdom from the body supposed to look after the interests of rural England may force farmers to slaughter the moorland’s famous wild horses – it has to stop, says Julian Glover

A new plaque hanging on the walls of the Lepanto Museum is honoring the legacy of a co-founder and the community members keeping the museum alive.