#MargaretThatcher created a #PollTax — an attempt to shift more #TaxBurden onto ordinary Britons — sparking a massive campaign of #CivilDisobedience and some outright rioting. Thatcher resigned over the fallout, and #JohnMajor announced its abolition on #ThisDayInHistory in 1991.

Dunblane gunman left a 'scene from hell' now families warn it could happen again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dunblane-gunman-left-scene-hell-36857298

'I was in Docklands when horror bomb went off - I'll never forget that sound'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-survived-docklands-bomb-horror-36688470

England’s contested 1,100-year anniversary passed with little public interest, reflecting a broadly unbothered national identity, even as a small but vocal far-right English nationalism gains visibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/being-properly-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #england #tommyrobinson #donaldtrump #nigelfarage #mikenesbitt #georgeorwell #johnmajor #rishisunak #labour #tories #reformuk #conservativeparty #ulsterunionistparty #maga #englishdefenceleague

Ipsos (Dec 2025): Starmer recorded a net dissatisfaction rating of –66%. The lowest rating recorded for any British #PrimeMinister since Ipsos began tracking the figures in 1977, surpassing previous lows set by #JohnMajor & #JeremyCorbyn!
#KeirStarmer #UKLabour #ByeByeKeir

#MargaretThatcher resigned her leadership of the #Conservative Party on #ThisDayInHistory in 1990, losing also her position as Prime Minister, with both jobs going to #JohnMajor. #Thatcher remains a polarizing figure who pushed UK politics rightward to #neoliberalism & #nativism.

Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/30/boris-johnson-conservatives-green-politics-election #Greenhousegasemissions #Conservatives #Climatecrisis #Greeneconomy #BorisJohnson #KemiBadenoch #Environment #TheresaMay #JohnMajor #Politics #UKnews

Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/30/boris-johnson-conservatives-green-politics-election #Greenhousegasemissions #Conservatives #Climatecrisis #Greeneconomy #BorisJohnson #KemiBadenoch #Environment #TheresaMay #JohnMajor #Politics #UKnews

If #JohnMajor and #GordonBrown started a party I would vote for that. Competent, honourable, and effective government seems like a dim and distant dream these days. #UKPolitics.