Labour’s battle to tell the narrative
The stories told over the next five weeks will shape how the government is seen over the next five years.…
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Why Keir Starmer punished the Labour rebels
The Prime Minister is trying to scare new MPs into becoming loyal supporters of the government.
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Rule by spreadsheet
With the Budget Responsibility Bill, Labour runs the risk of pretending that they can avoid making political choices.
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Labour’s quandary over defence spending
Keir Starmer joins the Nato summit in DC under pressure from his own budget restraints and the prospect of a…
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Threats against MPs need to be taken more seriously
The dangers that MPs already faced have intensified since the Gaza war began.
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Parliament has a gambling problem
MPs must take a firmer hand on this destructive industry – and start by saying no to all those free…
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Jeremy Hunt’s “damp squib” reforms
The Treasury Select Committee has a damning take on the Chancellor’s attempt to boost the financial sector.
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Mortgages are approaching a new cliff edge
Why Jeremy Hunt can’t stop the housing crash.
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Rishi Sunak’s fiscal brag
Why the Prime Minister’s claim to have fixed inflation could backfire.
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Is Joe Biden toast?
The US president is expected to lose the 2024 election. But polls suggest there’s still one way he could win…
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A late election is not a risk-free strategy
The longer Rishi Sunak waits to call an election, the more the public realm will crumble under his watch.
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Smoking is a tax
Tobacco levies give the government £14bn-a-year, and are mostly paid by the people who can least afford them.
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Private water companies’ thirst for profit will never be sated
The UK’s largest water company is pitching for a 61 per cent increase in bills.
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Hands off the triple lock
The policy has reduced grim pensioner poverty – and politicians tinkering with it will not lessen inequality.
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Britain’s crumbling schools are the result of an investment crisis
Pupils return to home-education after the Department of Education deems 156 schools structurally unsafe.
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Is Keir Starmer a secret conservative?
In an attempt to signal to voters that he isn’t a scary revolutionary, the Labour leader is chasing Tory talking…
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Wes Streeting’s plan for the NHS signals a bolder Labour in 2023
Proposing radical reforms to the GP system is controversial – but it’s a big idea from a party growing in…
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Is the Tory revolt against Boris Johnson back on?
Following the publication of Sue Gray’s report, 27 MPs have now publicly questioned the Prime Minister’s leadership.
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Is the gig up for Boris Johnson?
As more senior Tory MPs speak out against the Prime Minister a renewed revolt is looking likely.
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Why Rishi Sunak’s fortunes are unlikely to recover anytime soon
The Chancellor and his family have numerous business interests that could be the source of further damaging leaks.
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