Max Mitchell

Glasgow, London

Assistant Editor, Newsroom at UnHerd

Exiled Glaswegian | Assistant Editor, Newsroom @unherd | Lover of @celticfc | Pitches and pints to [email protected]

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Sunak’s manifesto changes very little

Jun 11, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

After going AWOL following his D-Day escape, Sunak returned today to deliver his party’s manifesto. Labour’s shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, labelled it the “most expensive panic attack in history”. Others joked about how fast the wheels can come off the bus at Silverstone. But is Rishi Sunak’s election manifesto a disaster? Let’s have a look.
John Swinney forms continuity cabinet with Forbes as deputy first minister

May 8, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

Three nods at the Court of Session and a cabinet much like the old one. Today John Swinney was sworn in as Scotland’s first minister in Edinburgh and, to almost no one’s surprise, has chosen Kate Forbes as his deputy with the economy portfolio.
John Swinney set to be first minister after Forbes’s support

May 2, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

John Swinney will run for the SNP leadership unchallenged after his only credible opponent Kate Forbes pledged to support his campaign today. Already a subscriber?
US rocked by night of Gaza protests at universities

May 2, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

The US is reeling from a night of intense protests that saw rival protestors clash in LA and hundreds arrested in New York as police forces fought to restore peace to major universities all over the country.
The fall of Humza Yousaf

Apr 29, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

It has all ended in tears for “Humza the Brief”. Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf’s thirteen-month premiership, which has played out in the long shadow of Operation Branchform, Police Scotland’s investigation into SNP finances, has come to an end.
Blinken warns China, Xi warns US

Apr 26, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China has been marred by tension in contrast to recent bilateral visits between the superpowers where relations seemed to be thawing. Already a subscriber?
Mother of Nottingham attack victim’s scathing letter to police

Apr 25, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

The mother of Barnaby Webber, one of the three people killed in the Nottingham stabbing attacks last year, has penned an open letter to the police officers who made inappropriate comments about the victims in a WhatsApp group.
Sunak vows to hit 2.5% defence spending target by 2030

Apr 24, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

Rishi Sunak has announced a major increase in defence spending of £75 billion over the next six years, bringing the UK’s annual tally to 2.5 per cent of GDP by the end of the decade. Already a subscriber?
India’s future on the line in world’s biggest elections

Apr 19, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

The largest democratic election in history starts today in India where nothing less than the country’s founding principles are on the line. Already a subscriber?
Sunak addresses Commons over Iran’s weekend attack

Apr 16, 2024 | reaction.life | Max Mitchell

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today addressed the House of Commons to condemn Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel and defend the RAF’s role in interfering with and destroying Iranian drones. Already a subscriber?