Tory members are taking an enormous gamble by backing Liz Truss
The Foreign Secretary’s political skills are underrated but her readiness to dismiss expert opinion is a risk.
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Nadine Dorries and the earrings of power
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What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are getting wrong about Brexit
Editor's Note: In their race to the right, the Conservative leadership candidates are misreading the times.
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The rules of the new politics are simple: say nothing of substance, do nothing at all
Our government has gone missing in action, though I use the term “action” loosely.
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It’s not undemocratic for Labour and Conservative members to wield power
Political parties remain the best way for ordinary people to become engaged participants in the decisions that affect them.
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The birth of a new political era
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are not the choice this country deserves after three years of Boris Johnson. Britain needs…
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If the Tory leadership race produces an Asian prime minister, we might have something to celebrate
In the troubled passage towards living together in a multicultural democracy, Rishi Sunak’s election would be a moment to cherish.
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Rishi Sunak’s tax cut U-turn means he knows he is losing
The former chancellor’s pledge to cut VAT on energy bills shows he is dancing to Liz Truss’s tune.
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