Keir Starmer lands with a bump
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How will we reach net zero?
The Uxbridge by-election has exposed how divided Britain still is over how to decarbonise the economy.
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Who makes history?
A study of postwar British politics overstates the influence of its leading personalities.
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The Tories are wrong to see Keir Starmer as their secret weapon
We shouldn’t be surprised that the Labour leader doesn’t look prime ministerial. He isn’t prime minister yet.
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PMQs today: Starmer rattles Sunak as he brands him “inaction man”
The Prime Minister’s attack on Starmer over his links to Jeremy Corbyn seemed desperate.
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Tory wrangles overshadow Sunak’s G20 return
With discussions over whether to ditch the pensions triple lock and more Tory groups being founded, the battle for the…
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The case for a minister for men
From educational failure to high suicide rates, the government needs to address male problems.
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“A car with no petrol”: the government’s suicide prevention strategy lacks ambition
Experts question whether the new plan can reduce suicide rates in England.
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TUC chief: Tax wealth to fix broken Britain
Labour has ruled them out, but today at the Trades Union Congress conference, Paul Nowak calls for new taxes on…
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The week that ruined Rishi Sunak’s autumn
The idea that changing leaders again might improve the Tories’ chances used to seem absurd. Now I’m not sure.
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Raac crisis shows Britain’s malaise goes far deeper than inflation
The government is presiding over broken schools and a broken country.
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How Conservative complacency left schools to rot
In 2003 Labour aimed to refurbish all of England’s secondary schools, but in 2010 the Tories dropped the project.
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A state in disrepair
Crumbling schools exemplify an age of private affluence and public squalor.
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Have the Tories learned anything from Liz Truss?
The party is set to repeat the pattern that led to her election a year ago.
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Parliament is back: what’s on the agenda?
As MPs return from summer, here’s what to expect in legislation on the economy, sustainability and healthcare.
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How dangerous is the school concrete crisis for the Tories?
The debacle could define public perceptions of Conservative incompetence.
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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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The one that got away: what to expect from Claire Coutinho
The former children's minister is now energy secretary. How do childcare insiders rate her?
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The defence community does not want Grant Shapps
“I doubt he knows how to fire a rifle,” said one industry professional.
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Ulez is a litmus test for interventionist government
From emissions to sugar, will Labour tax the public for their own good?
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