Brexiteers are too scared to be honest about Dover delays
The benefit of sovereignty is that you get to set your own rules; the price is that others get to…
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London is still the big winner in the time of “levelling up”
Public spending has increased by 8 per cent in London over the last three years but by only 1 per…
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It would be more democratic for Tory MPs, not members, to choose the next prime minister
Unlike the 200,000 Conservative members who will pick the UK’s next leader, MPs are elected and accountable to their constituents.
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The 2022 summer of strikes is about to get worse
Anger and frustration with the government are combining with inflation to create a new flashpoint for industrial action.
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The UK isn’t prepared for Russia’s new energy war
Almost none of the Tory leadership candidates want to talk about the strategic conflict Europe is embroiled in.
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In south Wales, a crisis is brewing for the next prime minister
The sale of Newport Wafer Fab will be a major test of the government’s commitment to a high-tech industrial strategy.
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How Labour can own levelling up
With Boris Johnson’s downfall, his flagship policy is up for grabs. The opposition urgently needs to grasp it.
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How Boris Johnson authored his own Greek tragedy
The flaws that bring down the ancient protagonists of Athenian drama feel eerily familiar today.
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This is an age of stagnation, and young people are stuck in perpetual adolescence
We live in a gerontocracy, where the Conservatives pursue socialism for the old and capitalism for the young.
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Brexit and the war in Ukraine have stymied UK climate action
The UK government will use climate finance to support the war in Ukraine.
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Who’s arming Ukraine?
The US and the UK have supplied the most military aid since the start of Russia’s invasion.
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Get Brexit Done, says the EU
Maroš Šefčovič, the bloc’s chief negotiator, said that the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill would put talks back two years.
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Hundreds of Ukrainian families are being left homeless in the UK
At least 660 Ukrainian households have found themselves with nowhere to stay.
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From the NS archive: Enter the dragon
27 June 1997: With the handover of Hong Kong, China’s relationship with the former colonial fiefdom will be the most…
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“You have to say when things are wicked”: Chris Patten’s lessons from negotiating with China
Hong Kong's last British governor on hopes betrayed, the risk of repeating mistakes and his view of Boris Johnson.
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The betrayal of Hong Kong
Twenty-five years since the city passed from British to Chinese rule, its once-vibrant civil society has been crushed.
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Leader: A conspiracy of silence over Brexit
The Tories boast that Brexit is done, but only now are the consequences of No 10’s “oven-ready deal” becoming clear.
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Britons want more houses built – even nearby
An exclusive poll shows that more people are recognising a housing crisis, and support action to address it.
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Why it’s so easy but foolish to use the ECHR as a culture war flashpoint
Even Tony Blair tried to frame human rights as a defence for terrorists.
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How fuel prices have surged to a record high in the UK
The cost of filling a family car with petrol has passed £100 for the first time.
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