Who’ll win the Airdrie and Shotts by-election?
The SNP have cleverly defused what could have been a dangerous by-election – and thrown Labour’s Hartlepool headache into sharp…
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Boris Johnson believes the vaccine roll-out is a by-product of greed. Why the surprise?
The idea that the profit motive yields success is essential to Conservative thought. So why is Johnson embarrassed?
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Keir Starmer’s PMQs summed up Labour’s problem
The ding-dong between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer demonstrated both the opposition party's advantage and Labour's weakness.
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The curious case of Paul Williams’ tweets
How have Labour MPs responded privately to the botched selection of their candidate at the Hartlepool by-election?
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The ONS is facing unfair criticism over sex and gender in this year’s census
The terms have always been blurred in the census and the problem is not that the ONS has been overly sensitive towards trans people.
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How both Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond managed to shake off scandal
Despite the chaos within Scotland’s ruling party, both SNP titans have headlines they are happy with.
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Nicola Sturgeon can breathe easier thanks to her incompetent opponents
The First Minister’s parliamentary foes set events up perfectly – for the First Minister.
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Labour’s selection in Hartlepool is a familiar story – with a new risky context
Managing selections is not new behaviour, but doing so in a way that maximises political danger is.
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