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Heaver]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[heaver@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[heaver@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Record Result Stuns Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unpopular Chancellor under huge pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/record-result-stuns-germany</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/record-result-stuns-germany</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:58:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ivs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c00bc93-b381-4123-a3d2-0d23ad601e53_1200x675.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/german-unemployment-rises-less-than-expected-december-labour-office-says-2026-01-07/">highest number since 2013</a>. </p><p>There may be even worse to come. An industrial massacre is continuing, with huge numbers of jobs going.</p><p>Just one example: Volkswagen <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/volkswagen-to-cut-50-000-jobs-in-germany-by-2030-as-profit-plunges/3858495">have announced</a> plans to cut an eye-watering 50,000 jobs by 2030. </p><p>Overseeing this downward spiral for Germany has been a coalition of the CDU/CSU Conservatives governing with the left-wing Social Democrats. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>So far, the verdict on both in Government together has been brutal. </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-center-left-is-on-the-brink-of-oblivion/">Oblivion is</a> a word often now associated with the current fortunes of the Social Democrats, who have been consistently obliterated at recent votes. </p><p>It doesn&#8217;t get much better for Friedrich Merz, the Conservative Leader and German Chancellor. </p><p>One recent <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/13/german-chancellor-merz-the-most-unpopular-head-of-government-in-the-world-survey-shows">piece of research</a> calculating the popularity of premiers across 24 different democracies found Merz to be the least popular of all. </p><p>76% of Germans aren&#8217;t happy with his performance and the Chancellor now has the backing of only 19%. </p><p>This coalition Government has now sunk to <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-popularity-sinks-new-lows-germany-government-support-collapses/">just 15% support</a> in the country, with 85% now dissatisfied. It doesn&#8217;t get much more dire than that. </p><p>The end result to all of this is a record number just revealed that will terrify the German Government. </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's Landslide Outcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another vote shakes up the system.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/europes-landslide-outcome</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/europes-landslide-outcome</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:14:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PeF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7555cb5b-27f3-4fac-8d8c-4caf3eeb0b61_2065x1289.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Once again we&#8217;ve seen an emphatic verdict delivered. </p><p>It&#8217;s yet another case of a vote in Europe producing quite a remarkable outcome. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>The established order seems to be breaking down, with Viktor Orban defeated convincingly in Hungary&#8217;s election.</p><p>Now Bulgaria has followed suit in a similar fashion. </p><p>Before I get to the results there, consider this. </p><p>On 1st January 2026, Bulgaria joined the Euro single currency. </p><p>But there was no referendum for this. </p><p>Such a referendum vote <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/bulgarian-president-proposes-referendum-euro-zone-entry-2025-05-12/">was proposed</a> by the then Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev. </p><p>The proposed question would have been: "Do you agree to have Bulgaria adopt the single European currency Euro in 2026?&#8221;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Surely it would be reasonable to ask Bulgarians directly if they wanted to ditch the Bulgarian lev for the Euro?</p><p>But that didn&#8217;t happen. The prospect of an actual referendum on this fundamental question <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/bulgarian-lawmakers-vote-down-euro-referendum-proposal/3677512">was rejected</a>. </p><p>What makes it truly shocking is that in every piece of research I&#8217;ve seen on this, more Bulgarians actually <a href="https://sofiaglobe.com/2025/12/11/eurobarometer-49-of-bulgarians-against-the-euro-42-for/">opposed adopting the Euro</a> than supported joining. </p><p>Yet it all went ahead anyway, without a referendum.</p><p>But what we&#8217;ve seen over the weekend is equally remarkable. </p><p>A brand new party has just dominated and won the Bulgarian election in a huge landslide. </p><p>The Leader of this new outfit? The now former President who proposed the Euro referendum, Rumen Radev. </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[End Of An Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critical vote sparks big change.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/end-of-an-era</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/end-of-an-era</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:33:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rbWv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa8ee800c-70dc-481d-95c6-ee9e7cb4871c_1200x675.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rbWv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa8ee800c-70dc-481d-95c6-ee9e7cb4871c_1200x675.png" 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Administration viewed the Orban Government as a strong ally.</p><p>For those in Brussels, Orban and his allies were increasingly despised. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>But this election marks an incredible victory for the Leader of the Hungarian opposition, Peter Magyar. </p><p>Though it should be noted this isn&#8217;t any sort of win for the Left - here&#8217;s the real story of what just happened in this huge vote. </p>
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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Across Europe right now, we&#8217;re witnessing a huge reversal. </p><p>The steady consensus of Net Zero has now been replaced by an increasing level of scepticism and pragmatism.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Of course events in Iran and around the world have given this all an extra degree of immediate urgency. </p><p>But the economic, industrial massacre we&#8217;ve been witnessing has been going on for many years now. </p><p>If we take Germany for instance, this is a country that in 2025 saw unemployment rise to a 12-year high. </p><p>And there is further trouble ahead. Volkswagen, for example, have already talked about cutting some 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030. </p><p>This a country where in 2023, their last three nuclear power plants were shut down. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Germany&#8217;s Green Party had long campaigned for this - but it has been widely viewed as a catastrophic decision that has led to an absurd outcome as energy prices now surge. </p><p>As Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz has now made clear:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;It was a serious strategic mistake to phase out nuclear energy&#8230;we simply don&#8217;t have enough energy generation capacity.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>So where has this led Germany to?</p><p>With a German Energy Minister <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/german-energy-minister-katherina-reiche-says-eu-should-relax-net-zero-target/">who now</a> wants to see EU Net Zero targets relaxed. </p><p>And a country now forced to contemplate <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-considers-ramping-up-coal-power-to-avert-energy-crisis/">ramping up coal power</a> after shutting down nuclear plants. </p><p>Similar moves are now happening all over the continent, as Governments wake up to reality: that energy security and independence must come first.</p><p>The Net Zero consensus is slowly shattering in country after country. </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[They've Lost Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government have failed to stop the boats.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/theyve-lost-control</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/theyve-lost-control</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:04:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!e0Gq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d60dc24-6c2d-410f-a411-6962924e3942_1891x1041.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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proper plan to stop the boats. </p><p>Whilst Reform pointed out that we must leave the ECHR, the establishment just tried to ignore that reality. They still are.</p><p>And so the tragedy is that since 2018, Conservative and Labour Governments have collectively allowed over 197,000 people to cross from France to England illegally on boats. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. 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a 20% unemployment rate amongst young men in this country now. </p><p>There is simply no spinning this dismal failure from Chancellor Rachel Reeves. </p><p>This is the reality of what is happening right now to our country.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Net Zero Shatters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tory-Labour agenda now falling apart.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/net-zero-shatters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/net-zero-shatters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CtHs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe4745b20-53bb-4326-ab74-08067210f08b_1200x675.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CtHs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe4745b20-53bb-4326-ab74-08067210f08b_1200x675.png" 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- along with many other economies. </p><p>Good, well-paid jobs in critical industry sectors are being wiped out as our energy prices surge. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>We&#8217;ve <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/ed-miliband-blackouts-electricity-power-outage-grxxr3nhh">seen it reported</a> that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has been warned to choose between missing his Net Zero targets - or blackouts in Britain. </p><p>Potential <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15650559/Brits-energy-RATIONING-Middle-East-chaos-shortages-oil.html">energy rationing</a> is even being warned about, illustrating the dire situation we now find ourselves in. </p><p>We cannot continue on down this route. Thankfully, it seems the tide is turning. </p>
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One that doesn&#8217;t even put up candidates to stand in all elections anymore.</p><p>That is the dire state of the Labour Party now.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>When it comes to the state of the country, things aren&#8217;t great either. </p><p>Unsurprisingly, Labour&#8217;s lethal cocktail of broken promises and higher taxes has led to an economy that is really struggling. </p><p>UK unemployment is nearing a five-year high and we&#8217;ve just learnt that the economy recorded zero growth in January. Zero. </p><p>Over 40,000 illegal migrants were allowed to cross to England on boats last year, thousands more have already come this year. </p><p>And the insanity of Net Zero has been exposed once more by world events that once again underline why independence should be the number one energy priority. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>It is a horrendous record in Government that has led to Labour plunging in the national polls, with some <a href="https://x.com/FindoutnowUK/status/2032107299137880315">now showing</a> the next election as being a Reform vs. Green battle. </p><p>We&#8217;re now used to weekly Labour local Council by-election defeats.</p><p>Yet it did catch my eye this week that things have got so bad for Labour that they didn&#8217;t even stand a candidate in multiple elections that took place yesterday. </p><p>Remarkably, Labour&#8217;s failure to even put up a candidate seems to include a by-election in a Labour-held constituency. </p>
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Then raised them even higher. </p><p>They pledged to cut energy bills. Instead we&#8217;ve seen rises again, thanks to Net Zero. </p><p>&#8216;Smash the gangs&#8217; was the cry. More illegal migrants have come to England on boats during Keir Starmer&#8217;s tenure than under any other Prime Minister. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Thank you to the newest paid subscribers of Heaver News, Andrew and Trevor! 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a complete lack of leadership. Once again. </p><p>The American and &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dangerous Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[By-election is a disturbing wake-up call.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/a-dangerous-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/a-dangerous-moment</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!202Y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8db0bc5f-697f-4da8-bc58-37f1ecaef7ab_1742x957.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!202Y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8db0bc5f-697f-4da8-bc58-37f1ecaef7ab_1742x957.jpeg" 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In more ways than one.</p><p>I was in the constituency on polling day to support Reform&#8217;s Matt Goodwin. </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Most Concerned In The World ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Reform's plan is urgently needed.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/uk-most-concerned-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/uk-most-concerned-in-the-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:29:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oGOG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0affaf8-8e7e-4bf5-a9bd-57481f2620b0_1730x1121.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[England Will Vote!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour-Tory plot to cancel elections fails spectacularly.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/england-will-vote</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/england-will-vote</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkXU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44aade15-1e81-422c-8c30-f452ffe244a4_1200x675.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken Record Makes Case For Reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because Britain can't go on like this.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/broken-record-makes-case-for-reform</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/broken-record-makes-case-for-reform</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:50:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AtoP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b581072-7bd1-4f64-982e-ffc798632a4e_8256x5504.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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reality our nation faces, allow me to thank the many paid subscribers of <em><strong>Heaver News</strong></em> for supporting this newsletter. </p><p>That includes the newest supporter George. Welcome and thank you. </p><p>So it appears our lame duck of a Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, will be allowed to stay a little longer by Labour MPs. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring On An Early Election!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starmer is finished.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/bring-on-an-early-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/bring-on-an-early-election</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:23:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Laso!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa2d0a75a-9e59-4ef4-bc9b-93ad29f43781_1803x1052.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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It&#8217;s done. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>The Keir Starmer project is yet another example of the legacy parties having no real plan.</p><p>Labour&#8217;s entire outlook - just like the Tories - is &#8216;vote for us to stop the other lot&#8217;. </p><p>So, no real principles or blueprint to save the country. </p><p>And so ultimately the Labour legacy is the same as the Tories: weak borders, high taxes, a status quo that is fundamentally unfair on those who work hard. </p><p>Voters see this Government for what they are. That is why Starmer is the least popular Prime Minister ever. </p><p>And the exit of Morgan McSweeney does surely mark the end for Keir Starmer. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>The only question now is whether he limps on until Labour are obliterated at the ballot box - or leaves before that happens. </p><p>What the country actually needs? A General Election.</p><p>And the chances of an earlier election are steadily increasing. </p>
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really is a Labour Party on its last legs under Starmer. </p><p>Because they haven&#8217;t smashed the gangs. They have massively raised taxes. The welfare budget is exploding. The Net Zero deindustralisation of our country continues, paired with higher and higher energy bills. </p><p>It really is quite simple: Labour have continued on with the broken Conservative agenda. </p><p>The end result is Reform UK now recording <a href="https://x.com/FindoutnowUK/status/2019450794664243292">close to double</a> the level of support of Starmer&#8217;s Labour. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>So the only real question is this: when will Starmer finally be ousted?</p><p>Will it be following the Gorton and Denton by-election?</p><p>Perhaps after the May elections, where Labour face a proper drubbing across the board. </p><p>Or could Labour MPs bottle it and draw this out even longer, as Labour sink even lower?</p><p>Well if you want to see what Labour&#8217;s future looks like under Starmer, two by-elections this week showed us exactly what is in store. </p>
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Welcome and thank you!</p><p>So what is still the defining, top, number one issue of our time?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>It remains immigration, according to the British people.</p><p>The extreme policy we&#8217;ve witnessed under Labour and Conservative Governments must be stopped.</p><p>On top of the obscene levels of legal net migration, our Government still refuse to stop the boats or even simply say that anyone coming illegally will never be allowed to stay. </p><p>I mean the message the Home Office are literally themselves <a href="https://x.com/ukhomeoffice/status/2018280356055531865">putting out</a> is:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Anyone arriving Illegally in the UK by small boat could face removal or deportation.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>So if you come illegally to the country you &#8216;could&#8217; face deportation according to our authorities. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>It is absolutely pathetic and this disturbing situation means people quite frankly want things changed radically. </p><p>And so it is unsurprising to me that as we begin 2026, immigration is still the number one issue for Britain. </p><p>This is what&#8217;s happening and why we&#8217;re on course for a Reform Government. </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform Gathers Pace]]></title><description><![CDATA[They can't stop what's coming.]]></description><link>https://www.heaver.news/p/reform-gathers-pace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.heaver.news/p/reform-gathers-pace</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Heaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pqto!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2691856-2a19-45d1-a5ad-3e35c3c8107b_8088x5329.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pqto!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2691856-2a19-45d1-a5ad-3e35c3c8107b_8088x5329.jpeg" 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href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>This is a party and Government that knows it has achieved nothing positive.</p><p>Labour&#8217;s one and only message in the by-election seems to be &#8216;stop Reform&#8217;.</p><p>That is utterly pitiful for a party with a parliamentary majority who should be able to reel off accomplishments in power. But they can&#8217;t.</p><p>Because Labour clearly are destroying the economy with high taxes, refuse to stop the boats and are accelerating the Net Zero damage to this country. </p><p>And so the announcement of Matt Goodwin as the Reform candidate has clearly rattled Labour, with the Greens also a factor in the by-election.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Heaver News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>As in most places across the country now, the Conservatives are a total irrelevance and face a battle merely to save their deposit. </p><p>We saw the massive Tory decline on display once again last night in a <a href="https://x.com/ElectionMapsUK/status/2017031242340839900">Scottish by-election</a>, where the Conservative vote absolutely collapsed. </p><p>Once again, Reform came ahead of the Tories and Labour who are both facing electoral oblivion. </p><p>In fact when we look ahead to the May elections, we can see just what is about to happen. 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now reduced. </p><p>The argument from Starmer&#8217;s allies is that Reform would win the subsequent Greater Manchester Mayoral election if Burnham left that post. </p><p><a href="https://x.com/PolliticoUK/status/2015473783511859458">That shows you</a> the degree to which politics has shifted massively in Britain in a very short space of time. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.heaver.news/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Nationally, Labour are <a href="https://x.com/FindoutnowUK/status/2014346916193063038">now fourth</a> on just 14%, compared to Reform on 32%. </p><p>There is a very good reason for that: this Government has accelerated the national decline overseen by the Tories. </p><p>I&#8217;ll give you a few quick examples of how both Labour and the Tories operate within the confines of an utterly broken system, that Reform must totally overhaul. </p><p>This is why Labour have failed, Starmer is in big trouble and Reform are on course to form the next Government.</p>
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