Rachel Reeves’ fraught balancing act
The Chancellor will now be forced to contemplate tax rises.
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Can Rachel Reeves recover?
A Chancellor playing a long game must hope she does not have to wait too long.
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Can Labour fix Britain’s broken planning system?
Reforming these tricky processes is a noble undertaking; but it is not a silver bullet for fixing the housing crisis.
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Bridget Phillipson’s education bill is pleasing no one
It seems the minister is empowering local bureaucrats and ideologues at the expense of headteachers.
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Keir Starmer’s great gamble
Can the Prime Minister keep Labour’s fragile coalition together?
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Labour has finally seized command of the health service
With the dissolution of NHS England, the government has the power – and the responsibility – to truly reform healthcare.
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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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Seeking solace in poetry
Also this week: Steve McQueen’s powerful exhibition and Labour’s frustrating curriculum and assessment review.
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Trump’s spell has been broken
The US president is hurting rather than helping his ideological allies such as Nigel Farage.
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Keir Starmer finally has a vision for Britain
Energised by international events, the Prime Minister has defined his ideas for the state.
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Why Britain isn’t working
How the benefits system became a danger to the economy and a battleground for Labour.
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Close encounters with Trump
Also this week: victory for Remainers, the staged assault on Zelensky, and 24 hours in Bahrain.
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Can Starmer make Labour the security party?
The Prime Minister has found the definition he lacked but tensions over spending cuts remain.
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Anneliese Dodds’ resignation is a warning to Keir Starmer
The Prime Minister will need to do more to reassure Labour’s browbeaten soft left.
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The “success story” of Tory education reform is a mirage
False claims about academies’ performance are obscuring the ambition of Labour’s Schools Bill.
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How will Britain pay for higher military spending?
The defence budget is already a procurement disaster.
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Can Labour rebuild Britain?
The Government has to unravel a Gordian knot of economic and regulatory difficulties holding the industry back.
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Labour’s deregulation plan is a risk to the economy
The Business Secretary thinks there’s an inverse relationship between red tape and economic growth.
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Katharine Birbalsingh: “They’re going to destroy our schools”
The outspoken headteacher believes Bridget Phillipson’s reforms are an attack on educational freedom. She is ready for the fight.
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Rachel Reeves’ growth pains
What story will Labour tell if the economy doesn’t improve?
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