The Guardian – Farage accused of cut and spend manifesto ‘that doesn’t add up’
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is accused of offering a manifesto that “doesn’t add up”, The Guardian reports. The front page also shows Ukrainian footballers draped in their national flag as they “show defiance” at Euro 2024.
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- Farage unveils Reform UK’s £140bn pledges that economists say ‘do not add up’: Nigel Farage has unveiled a raft of populist pledges, massive tax cuts and £140bn in spending commitments in a Reform UK manifesto that economists said did “not add up”.[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/17/farage-unveils-reform-uks-140bn-pledges-that-economists-say-do-not-add-up]
- House of Beckham by Tom Bower review – a symphony of snide: Say what you like about the biographer Tom Bower, he hits the ground running: from the opening bars of House of Beckham, an epic symphony of snide, you know exactly where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. So, it’s Glastonbury 2017, and Beckham is “in deep conversation with Mary Charteris, a 30-year-old married party girl, the ultimate cool Sloane Raver.” She is, we learn, famous for “being present at parties where others enjoyed cocaine”. Is she meant to be a cokehead by association? Can one catch cocaine? How do you get famous for that?[https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/18/house-of-beckham-by-tom-bower-review-a-symphony-of-snide]
