Even Tories are disowning austerity
The legacy of 14 years in power is hanging heavily on the party.
ByGeorge Osborne
Ed Balls and George Osborne’s banal centrism
Their podcast Political Currency is a howl of nostalgia for a bygone era: backseat driving from two men whose own…
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Leaving politics behind on a liberating coastal wander
Also this week: A close encounter with Labour luvvies, and chaos at the British Museum.
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The decadent society
With the nation consumed by sleaze, the serious business of government is at a standstill.
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Is Rupert Harrison the future of the Conservative Party?
The selection of George Osborne’s former chief of staff as a Conservative candidate is a boost to liberal Tories.
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Why a Brexit inquiry would be ideal but impossible
A Tory government will never admit it has impoverished our country.
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The left shouldn’t rush to blame Liz Truss for Britain’s woes
The former PM is a sideshow – the real damage was done by the “sensible” people who championed austerity.
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Martin Wolf: “Austerity and Brexit made everything worse”
The chief economics commentator of the Financial Times reflects on the failures of globalisation and how the UK became the…
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Libertarians hated it, but the sugar tax might just have worked
Researchers think it could have helped prevent obesity. Now there are calls to extend the levy and use it to…
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Why do so many Tories love Keir Starmer?
The Labour leader’s Tory fan club reflects his party’s shift to the centre – and the Conservatives’ dismal electoral prospects.
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“It polled off the charts”: the benefit cap is for popularity not saving money, claims former Tory welfare minister
Why ministers are still refusing to review the “intolerable” and “arbitrary” austerity-era welfare policy.
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How Boris Johnson can save his premiership
The Prime Minister needs to look like he’s changed. It’s time to bring George Osborne and Theresa May into his…
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Conservative MPs have a familiar worry about the Universal Credit cut
As welfare is cut again, Tory MPs are haunted by the consequences of George Osborne’s 2015 Budget.
ByWinner: George Osborne
It was a good year for David Cameron, but the turnaround for Oik — as he was affectionately known in…
ByOsborne to set out framework for “painful” cuts
Chancellor to give details of new "star chamber" to oversee dramatic spending cuts.
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