Political strategists have always sought to put us all into boxes â because if weâre railing against one another weâre not directing our anger at the government
âMarketing executives and political strategists used the likes of Aldi Mum to describe a set of aspirations or attributes.â Photograph: Richard Wayman/Alamy
âMarketing executives and political strategists used the likes of Aldi Mum to describe a set of aspirations or attributes.â Photograph: Richard Wayman/Alamy
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A fresh flurry of indignation has greeted the latest âslice, dice and present to collective outrageâ demographic creation: the âgeriatric millennialâ, born in the early 80s. Apparently, their ease in shifting between analogue and digital worlds mean every workplace should be run by one, but that hasnât stopped many, understandably, protesting about the terminology.
Ford s announcement that it is to cease production of the classic Mondeo after nearly 30 years next spring, has led many to read the last rites over a whole class of cars - the traditional saloon.
Elation, dismay and easy wins - the story of the elections for West Midlands mayor and crime chief
Honours even? Conservative Andy Street was returned as mayor and Labour s Simon Foster steps into the hot seat as police and crime commissioner for the region
13:58, 10 MAY 2021
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It was a case of carry on as you were in the West Midlands as Tory mayor Andy Street easily secured a second term and there was a change of face but not party affiliation in the Police and Crime Commissioner s office as Simon Foster won by a big margin.
Over half a century in public life I have discovered that things are never quite as good as you think they are – and never as bad as they seem at the time. But over the last few days I have come close to revising that judgment.
The result of the Hartlepool by-election and many, but not all, of the election results in England are quite simply devastating for the Labour Party.
By the weekend I felt as I imagine so many Conservatives must have felt back in 1997 when Tony Blair led New Labour to a landslide victory.
It took the Tories eight years to bring about a substantial change in their party’s approach to the electorate and make significant inroads into Labour’s majority.
Volkswagen s first fully electric family SUV has just been crowned World Car Of The Year and I ve been driving it.
The new ID.4 compact sports utility vehicle is the latest in the firm s ID family of environmentally-friendly zero-emissions battery powered cars and has just gone on sale in the UK, priced from £40,800. It s a smart, practical vehicle that sits comfortably on any driveway with a tidy minimalist interior.
But there are a few quirky pre-flight checks. Provided the key s in your pocket, planting your posterior on the seat automatically starts the car s electric motor. There s no need to press the ignition switch. Bums on seats and you re ready to go.