Keir Starmer’s opportunity in crisis
Donald Trump’s tariffs give the Prime Minister the political space to re-examine his government’s fiscal rules and Britain’s relationship with…
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The rebirth of Liberal England
Ed Davey and the Lib Dems can “replace the Conservatives” in their Blue Wall heartlands.
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Labour’s tax illusion
The world has changed, and policy must change with it.
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Britain’s AI delusion
Sacrificing national security or intellectual property for digital progress could leave the country incalculably worse off.
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Ending the welfare trap
Labour must not only make benefits less attractive, but make work more so.
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Europe’s reckoning
The continent is not yet ready for this new era of Trumpian geopolitics.
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Paying the costs of war
Keir Starmer’s defence spending increase is a very expensive lesson in failing to plan ahead.
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The end of the alliance
With Donald Trump threatening to rip up Europe’s post-Cold War security architecture, the continent’s leaders must assume responsibility for their…
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