Max Kendix
kendix.bsky.social
Max Kendix
@kendix.bsky.social
Political Reporter, The Times
Read the full article here - which addresses the elephant in the room...
www.thetimes.com/article/d70c...
Third Labour MP opposes Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid on farmers
Henry Tufnell says speaking out isn’t about him, and the policy can be tweaked to make it fair
www.thetimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Changes understood to be under consideration by ministers would come in the white paper to be published this spring
www.thetimes.com/article/0614...
Get a graduate-level job or go home, foreign students to be told
Overseas graduates can stay for two years even without a job but are likely to face a higher bar as ministers plan to cut net migration by restricting visa options
www.thetimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Supermarkets could link the digital licence with self-checkout technology, so customers can scan to prove their age rather than waiting for a staff member to come over and approve the purchase

With @benclatworthy.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/cb6e...
Digital driving licence to be available on phones this year
ID on the government app will be accepted as proof of identity for voting, boarding domestic flights and buying alcohol
www.thetimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
By party
Labour - 137 for, 56 likely for, 83 against, 27 likely against, 6 abstain, 93 unknown
Tory - 14, 5, 66, 10, 3, 23
Lib Dem - 26, 14, 5, 1, 26

If split continues in final undecided MPs, "for" wins. But in a free vote, anything can happen
November 27, 2024 at 9:36 PM
- Move led by No10 comes with promises of devolution
- White paper out before Christmas
- May elections go ahead. New mayors in place as soon as 2026
- Gov sources insist only willing areas participate
- Some say democratic accountability at stake
www.thetimes.com/article/4d4a...
Dozens of councils to be abolished under biggest reforms in 50 years
Move aims to end two-tier system of local government and replace it with larger unitary authorities, aiming to save the taxpayer about £3 billion over five years
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:27 PM