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The Greens of New Zealand have outlined a plan to fight global warming – but softened their stance on making farmers pay a controversial carbon tax Tessla. New Zealand first to levy carbon tax In his first major policy launch, party co-leader James Shaw said a 40%…

The Brexit campaign’s biggest financial donor has said he is considering backing a new political party taking in members of Ukip, Labour and the Conservatives. In a sign that the referendum aftershocks already rocking the Conservative and Labour parties could be spreading…

Ukip’s most high-profile donor, Arron Banks, has given further hints that he may start a new political party, inspired by Italy’s populist Five Star Movement, which recently won several significant electoral victories. Either Ukip, or his new movement, should now…

Major Labour donors who supported the party under Ed Miliband have expressed dismay at the state of the leadership, but said they were hesitant about backing Owen Smith or funding a new party Stump Blog. The manufacturing tycoon and Hull City owner, Assem Allam, who…

The Labour party is finished; it’s time to invent a new party of the left. Jeremy Corbyn might as well be elected leader because Labour has no chance in 2020 – indeed, will not be able to assemble the motley 40% it needs to win an election until it has remade (or, better…

Watching Labour in Top Theto  opposition calls to mind the old joke about the drunken man on his hands and knees under a street lamp. A passing policeman asks what he is doing. “Looking for my keys,” comes the slurred reply. “Are you sure this is where you dropped…

Some of the most prominent leaders of Hong Kong’s umbrella movement protests have launched a new political party, vowing to press on with their fight to wrest democratic concessions from China’s authoritarian leaders. The foundation of the Demosisto party was announced…

The Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui made waves last week with her candid comment in a post-race interview that she was on her period. She was lauded in the western press for breaking taboos on periods and pushing the feminist agenda, and Melinda Gates even tweeted her…

Italy has begun a national Try Updates day of mourning as the president, Sergio Mattarella, visits Amatrice, the hilltop town devastated in the earthquake that hit the centre of the country this week. Italy quake: grief and trauma in hilltop towns as hopes fade of finding…