Britain’s fiscal doom loop
Labour cannot fund the renewal of the public realm simply by relying on higher taxes on business and the wealthy.
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The cost of austerity
A generation of children have been held back by political opportunism.
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The catastrophe in Gaza
Aid agencies are warning that Gaza faces a famine, which will be entirely manmade.
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Labour needs a hard reset
Until the government tells a consistent story about itself, it cannot expect voters to believe in it.
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The Canadian example
Mark Carney’s election victory has proved that populist advance is not inevitable.
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Labour’s Farage problem
The Reform leader has showed how easily Labour’s majority could be demolished.
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Keir Starmer’s opportunity in crisis
Donald Trump’s tariffs give the Prime Minister the political space to re-examine his government’s fiscal rules and Britain’s relationship with…
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The rebirth of Liberal England
Ed Davey and the Lib Dems can “replace the Conservatives” in their Blue Wall heartlands.
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