@YasminAli

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Freelance writer, educator and news junkie
YasminAliJan 28
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/27/reforms-matt-goodwin-is-sure-hes-the-right-man-for-gorton-and-denton-he-just-doesnt-know-why?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Reform’s Matt Goodwin is sure he’s the right man for Gorton and Denton. He just doesn’t know why…

Introduced by an unsupervised Lee Anderson, the byelection candidate was out of his depth immediately

The Guardian
YasminAliJan 27
Same old same old! Is ReFuk the party of big failures, and small time never-has-beens?
https://theconversation.com/suella-braverman-defects-is-reform-becoming-a-magnet-for-tory-baggage-274344
Suella Braverman defects: is Reform becoming a magnet for Tory baggage?

Suella Braverman’s decision to defect to Reform UK is not just another blow to Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to stabilise the Conservatives after their 2024 defeat. It also changes what Reform is being judged…

The Conversation
YasminAliDec 31, 2023
The conflict between history and memory lies at the heart of today’s cultural divides https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/31/arno-mayer-conflict-between-history-and-memory-lies-at-heart-of-todays-cultural-divides?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The conflict between history and memory lies at the heart of today’s cultural divides

In his willingness to provoke unorthodox thinking, Arno Mayer, who died this month, was one of our most vital historians

The Guardian
YasminAliDec 29, 2023

‘Parental advisory: Swearing is big, clever and cool.’

From ULEZ to fuckpigs: Westminster’s words of 2023 – POLITICO https://www.politico.eu/article/ulez-fuckpigs-debanking-kenough-raac-westminster-words-2023/

From ULEZ to fuckpigs: Westminster’s words of 2023

The POLITICO English dictionary rounds up the words that entered the British political lexicon in the past year — for better or worse.

POLITICO
YasminAliNov 8, 2023
If the king sounds bored by the king’s speech, what hope have the rest of us? | John Crace | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/07/kings-speech-charles-iii-rishi-sunak-john-crace?utm_term=654b15d8a9c73cdb57fad9f9e8c3ca54&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
If the king sounds bored by the king’s speech, what hope have the rest of us?

Charles III’s opening of parliament was marked by waffle and filler, a perfect expression of Rishi Sunak’s leadership

The Guardian
YasminAliNov 5, 2023
Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs? | Motoring | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/05/monsters-of-the-road-what-should-the-uk-do-about-suvs?utm_term=65474b863f17792762cb38b2c12a4b55&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?

They have higher emissions, hog roadspace and are more dangerous for other road users. Yet SUVs are selling better than ever. As calls for curbs increase, some people are taking matters into their own hands

The Guardian
YasminAliNov 1, 2023
Boris Johnson asked scientists if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose - Mirror Online https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-asked-scientists-you-31334180?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=communities
Boris Johnson asked experts if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose

The then-PM questioned Government health experts on whether people could get rid of coronavirus with hot air after he watched a YouTube clip that suggested this

The Mirror
YasminAliOct 26, 2023

‘That’s our guilty secret. The genius of the British unwritten (more accurately, uncodified) constitution is deliberate obscurantism. Constitutional smoke, mirrors and glorious verbiage are our patriotic hocus pocus, a con trick that suits those in power, who make up rules to suit themselves based on dubious “precedents”.’

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/25/key-question-britain-2023-why-do-we-put-up-with-this-rubbish

Here’s the key question about Britain in 2023: why do we put up with this rubbish?

We tolerate a sclerotic system that allows the rise of people you wouldn’t trust with your wallet, says broadcaster and author Gavin Esler

The Guardian
YasminAliOct 24, 2023
More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds | Poverty | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/24/more-than-1-million-uk-children-experienced-destitution-last-year-study-finds?utm_term=65374150e8efc5d6e7b05092c664fabb&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds

Severe material hardship no longer a rarity, as study reveals impact of benefit cuts and cost of living crisis

The Guardian
YasminAliOct 21, 2023
‘What we got was the Tory chair at his most deranged. Uncool Hands Greg, untethered. The filters down. Just a total stream of unconsciousness. He may never recover if he bothers to play back the TV clips.’
Tory cheerleaders dig deep to keep upbeat after byelection calamities | John Crace | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/20/tory-cheerleaders-dig-deep-to-keep-upbeat-after-byelection-calamities?utm_term=653376f5997e64e51ee22b88fd8e1e49&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
Tory cheerleaders dig deep to keep upbeat after byelection calamities

Greg Hands and fellow party apologists spin themselves in circles in search of positive twist on historic defeats

The Guardian