Britain needs its own foreign policy, not America’s
A rules-based international order is not compatible with blind loyalty to the US
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Liz Kendall’s (almost) all-American AI school
All but one of the courses recommended by the UK government are provided by US companies
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Labour’s search for a doctrine
The party is craving intellectual definition of the kind that Margaret Thatcher enjoyed
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The British right’s Trump problem
For conservatives, the president is an electoral albatross
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Trump’s threat to Greenland must be a wake-up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
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Labour’s great digital ID fumble
Everything Starmer touches falls apart
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The final days of the Palestine hunger strike
Three alleged Palestine Action activists ended their hunger strike last night
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What we learned from PMQs: Starmer is suffering U-turn overwhelm
The latest about-turn on digital ID handed Badenoch ample ammunition
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The problem with Labour’s U-turns
Rather than demonstrating flexibility they have too often reflected incoherence
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Labour has left young women behind
A decade ago, progressive young women overwhelmingly supported Labour. They haven’t changed – the party has
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Can Labour recover?
The lessons from elections in Canada and Norway aren’t always the ones Keir Starmer would want
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The liberal dilemma on Venezuela
How the Monroe Doctrine came back to haunt the West
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Starmer has failed to stand up for his own principles
2026: Already a big year for impotent political handwringing
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Starmer’s great Ukraine gamble
A world in which the US is no longer a reliable ally will necessitate a transformation in foreign and defence…
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The year of the rebel
Keir Starmer’s opponents in the country and the party have left him struggling to keep control
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Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong show trial shames Britain
China has shattered its treaty commitments to the UK over Hong Kong
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Britain’s right turn
Support for lower taxes and spending is rising fast
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A carnival of mediocrity: the year in politics
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
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Wes Streeting: “I’m pretty frustrated”
The Health Secretary on Keir Starmer, Labour’s purpose, and his future
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Who’s winning Labour’s shadow leadership contest?
As Angela Rayner’s comeback continues, Wes Streeting supporters maintain he has a route to victory
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