Adam James Pollock

“Quiet luxury” is all the rage these days, the social media algorithms tell me. On Instagram and TikTok, Americans inform their followers that clothing with no visible branding is a true status signifier, before extolling the virtues of Barbour jackets and Loro Piana shoes. Aspirational people shouldn’t drive flashy new cars, they argue; instead, they should drive a 30-year-old Range Rover – as if the inevitable engine rebuild wouldn’t cost more than most people would spend on a car.

What could Reform UK do about the House of Lords? Last week, in one of Keir Starmer’s final acts as Prime Minister, a list of political peerages was published outlining new appointments to the House of Lords. Individuals were nominated by the Leaders of the Labour, Liberal Democrat, and Conservative Parties, along with two nominations for Crossbench Peerages.

The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together. On Wednesday, 17 June, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its First Reading in the House of Commons – for the second time.