Labour’s politics of prevarication
The UK does not need another lengthy inquiry on care. What it does need is a government with the courage…
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A tumultuous year of renewal and revolt
Restless electorates have voted out incumbent parties worldwide.
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Bill Gates’ warning to the world
The optimistic, liberal spirit of the early aughts has given way to darker times.
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The new special relationship
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may together upend what remains of the current global order.
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The nationalist international
In office, the Republicans’ main opponent could be economic reality. Tariffs, combined with tax cuts, threaten to stoke inflation.
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The great American rupture
Kamala Harris’s doomed campaign failed to deter voters from the promise of “America First”.
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Labour’s economic tightrope
Having raised taxes and spending, Labour must now deliver improved services.
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American darkness
US politics is entrenched into two camps, each immune to appeals from the other. Between them lies a mass of…
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