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Putin will be reading the UK's defence review – and laughing

02.06.2025 4

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Keir Starmer was warned and now Nigel Farage is coming for everything

27.05.2025 7

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An angry Labour rebellion is brewing

20.05.2025 4

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Free speech is fine – until of course someone says they support Brexit

13.05.2025 5

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The system will work against Farage – which is exactly what he wants

06.05.2025 20

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Kneecap and Maga have more in common than they realise

29.04.2025 4

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The UK can still outmaneuver Trump's tariffs - and win

08.04.2025 4

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An unlikely coalition of Labour and Tory MPs can put Parliament back in charge

01.04.2025 8

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Putin's propaganda is infecting the US – and Trump's team are lapping it up

25.03.2025 20

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In Trump's game of cards, Ukraine still has an ace to play

18.03.2025 10

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The UK’s diplomatic approach is rebuilding our reputation on the world stage

04.03.2025 10

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There is a way Europe can afford to step up for Ukraine - make Russia pay for it

25.02.2025 6

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Young people hold the key to UK growth – but they would prefer to work in Dubai

11.02.2025 10

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Trump has made his move. Now Starmer has a choice

03.02.2025 3

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Britain’s delay on defence will cost us tomorrow

28.01.2025 20

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Keir Starmer should take note of Trump's plans for cheap energy

21.01.2025 10

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Why pollsters just can't get it right

14.01.2025 40

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Starmer's NHS reform will be meaningless – unless he gets tough with the unions

New year, old issue: how do you solve a problem like those facing the National Health Service? That is the question which the Prime Minister chose...

07.01.2025 6

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Inherited money is a public good – the case for penalising it is falling apart

The debate over inheritance tax continues to flare. After protests over the slashing of exemptions which threatens small family farms, yesterday...

17.12.2024 5

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Syria’s tragedy was shaped by British MPs – we can never make that mistake again

As Bashar al-Assad flees to Moscow – customary retirement home of tyrants – events in Syria may seem far away and shockingly new. But in many ways...

09.12.2024 10

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Hunter Biden's pardon is a gift to Trump

What are you getting for Christmas? For most of us it’s a mystery, hidden within wrapping paper, stashed somewhere around the house, or yet to be...

05.12.2024 7

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Rachel Reeves is toast if she backs down on the Budget

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Rachel Reeves had a rough ride from businesses at the CBI conference over her decision to increase employers’...

25.11.2024 10

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There is something wrong with Rachel Reeves's pension plans

Other countries often take on a totemic role in particular public policy fields. There’s the Australian-style points-based immigration system,...

19.11.2024 2

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I support assisted dying, but this Bill is the wrong way to go about it

I am a supporter of the principle of legalising assisted suicide for the terminally ill. You may well know this concept by other names – assisted...

12.11.2024 10

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Badenoch had better pick her shadow cabinet well - she's stuck with them

So, after ever so long, it’s Kemi. The new Leader of the Opposition has wasted no time in kicking off the construction of the Conservative...

04.11.2024 1

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Don't believe the hype – the Tory fightback has yet to even begin

The Conservatives are feeling remarkably chipper at the moment. At their conference in Birmingham the mood was surprisingly positive for a party...

22.10.2024 3

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Now wait for the revenge of Sue Gray

Conservative celebrations at the departure of Sue Gray from Downing Street are premature. Yes, her demotion by Sir Keir Starmer amounts to the...

07.10.2024 4

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Labour's tax ideology has collided with reality

There are various ways in which entering Government has been an ice bucket to the face for the Labour Party – a sudden, shocking jolt into a new...

30.09.2024 3

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Labour's media strategy is in disarray

Whereas last year’s Labour Party Conference was filled with untrammelled optimism, this year there’s a palpable sense of trepidation amid the...

24.09.2024 20

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Reeves faces an impossible task: sound empathetic, but act tough

Since I wrote last week that Labour would have difficulty holding together their new political coalition behind austerity, the forthcoming vote on...

10.09.2024 10

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What Rachel Reeves could learn from George Osborne

It’s always interesting when a political tagline suddenly falls out of use. For years, “austerity is an ideological choice” was a trusty go-to...

03.09.2024 3

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Rachel Reeves may soon have to drop the doom and gloom act

Since the general election, official economic data across numerous indicators has been remarkably positive. Inflation is down to 2 per cent, the...

05.08.2024 1

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The fall of Suella Braverman

Now we know. The six contenders for the leadership of the Conservative Party are Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel, Mel...

30.07.2024 10

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Starmer can go where the Tories feared (and failed) to tread

What lies beneath Sir Keir Starmer’s dedicatedly neutral exterior? We know a little more thanks to the King’s Speech delivered on his Government’s...

23.07.2024 3

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Keir Starmer can't avoid the C-word forever

Sir Keir Starmer has the benefit of a very international summer to kick off his premiership: celebrating Nato’s 75th birthday, attending the final...

16.07.2024 3

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