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Childcare gets top billing in the Budget, but will it work?

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Childcare gets top billing in the Budget, but will it work?

After Jeremy Hunt announced an extension of free childcare provision to children older than nine months in the Budget this…

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What’s behind the Budget? With Andrew Marr

Jeremy Hunt promised growth, but living standards are still set for their largest fall on record.

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What’s behind the Tories’ new voter ID laws?

What’s behind the Tories’ new voter ID laws?

Why are women voters moving to the left?

Britain’s childcare crisis, with Stella Creasy

Could childcare win Labour the next election?

<strong>What the Brexit deal means for Rishi Sunak – and Keir Starmer</strong>

What the Brexit deal means for Rishi Sunak – and Keir Starmer

Inside Westminster’s warped workplace

Westminster Reimagined, with Armando Iannucci

Are British prime ministers too powerful? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Are British prime ministers too powerful? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can Britain make Brexit work? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can Britain make Brexit work? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can politics survive a post-truth world? with Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can politics survive a post-truth world? with Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Is Britain falling apart? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Is Britain falling apart? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

World Review

Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri

Protests in Iran have continued for six months since the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse?

Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse?

How Russian propaganda works, with Jade McGlynn

French strikes: will pension reform undo Emmanuel Macron?

How China lost Europe – with Andrew Small

Axis of Autocrats: Putin, Xi and Lukashenko

Axis of Autocrats: Putin, Xi and Lukashenko

The big consultancy con, with Mariana Mazzucato

Audio Long Reads

The long shadow of the Iraq War: how one town honoured Britain’s fallen soldiers - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The long shadow of the Iraq War: how one town honoured Britain’s fallen soldiers – Audio Long Reads

Jason Cowley and Hugh Smiley

The long and stupid decline of the British university - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The long and stupid decline of the British university – Audio Long Reads

The strange death of moderate conservatism – Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The strange death of moderate conservatism – Audio Long Reads

Jeremy Cliffe

The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon – Audio Long Reads

Chris Deerin

Prime Ministerial

Was Margaret Thatcher a good prime minister?

From Theresa May to Thatcher, Stephen Bush and Jonn Elledge explore the tenures of previous leaders in a six-part series…

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Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

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Was John Major a good prime minister?

Was Tony Blair a good prime minister?

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Was David Cameron a good prime minister?

Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?

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Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?