The two most important things about the Budget were not mentioned by Rishi Sunak
The biggest challenges the Conservatives face are the cuts the Chancellor couldn't admit to and the decline of office working.
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France’s lockdown will have political consequences in the UK
The clear divisions in the vaccine roll-out across Europe will affect Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and Nicola Sturgeon
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Why the Alex Salmond inquiry ruling won’t determine Nicola Sturgeon’s fate
The expected finding that Sturgeon misled parliament will either be a partisan talking point – or an irrelevance.
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The real story of Labour’s week is two things that didn’t happen – and why
Keir Starmer can fairly say that he has avoided two difficult battles. He can't truthfully say that it had anything to do…
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There’s something everyone has missed about the Integrated Review
It is far from clear whether the government is willing to take on the cost of turning its announcements on nuclear warheads…
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Who’ll win the Hartlepool by-election?
Labour start as favourites to hold the seat, but there is some cause for Conservative hope.
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Why is Labour so uninterested in police reform?
The Labour Party has little to say on how to improve policing other than providing more money.
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It was a terrible mistake not to safeguard the right to protest during lockdown
The Met Police’s absurd response to the planned Reclaim These Streets vigil shows why basic rights should have been protected.
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