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Martin Kettle

The Guardian

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The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we’ve been here before and got through it – and we will again

15.01.2026 30

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Martin Kettle

Need cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for

28.12.2025 60

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Martin Kettle

Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

18.12.2025 90

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Martin Kettle

Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system ‘Great’ British Rail

11.12.2025 30

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Europe is holding the line against Trump’s and Putin’s plans for Ukraine. But it won’t be able to for ever

04.12.2025 20

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Martin Kettle

Rachel Reeves’s budget has inflamed, not calmed, Britain’s febrile mood

27.11.2025 20

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Martin Kettle

People are right to ask ‘what is the point of Labour?’ when it can’t agree on anything

20.11.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

A word of warning to the hounds circling Starmer: be careful what you wish for

12.11.2025 50

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Martin Kettle

Rachel Reeves is damned if she raises income tax in the budget – and damned if she doesn’t

06.11.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?

09.10.2025 20

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Ear seeding: can an ancient wellness technique really de-puff your face?

30.09.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

Was this Starmer’s best speech? Yes. But he’ll need a new battle plan to convince a doubting Britain

30.09.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

Trump’s UN rant revealed his true priorities – and Britain should watch out

24.09.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

I know many are deeply opposed to Trump’s visit. But Keir Starmer doesn’t have that luxury

17.09.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

Is Britain really the new North Korea? Let us consider the evidence

04.09.2025 20

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Martin Kettle

As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one

28.08.2025 40

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Martin Kettle

Nicola Sturgeon’s immense political talent is undeniable. The nationalism was the problem

14.08.2025 30

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Martin Kettle

The biggest problem for Starmer and co: the machinery of government is broken and they can’t fix it

07.08.2025 20

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Martin Kettle

Critics say Starmer is no Attlee – and they’re right. Labour must look to the future, not the past

31.07.2025 20

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Martin Kettle

With Cleverly centre stage, the Tories have a new look – but that isn’t the same as a plan

24.07.2025 30

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For all the errors and crises, the blight on Starmer’s first year is still the lack of vision

03.07.2025 30

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Without dignity, leaders fell at Trump’s feet in The Hague – and for what? All Nato’s key problems remain

26.06.2025 20

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Martin Kettle