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Martin Kettle

The Guardian

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Elon Musk is a monster bully on the loose, but he can only get his way if we let him

Elon Musk is a monster bully on the loose, but he can only get his way if we let him
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The Guardian

Martin Kettle

Sue Gray’s final departure marks the moment that the Starmer project gets serious

Sue Gray’s departure matters. But not in the way some may assume. Gray became famous because of three things: her Partygate investigation under...

14.11.2024 3

The Guardian

Martin Kettle

The shocking US election result will create a new world order – and launch a fresh wave of Trump wannabes

Even more than his first victory in 2016, Donald Trump’s re-election marks a historic disruption. It is a profound moment of change, not just for...

06.11.2024 50

The Guardian

Martin Kettle

The US election interference row tells us this: Starmer’s political compass urgently needs resetting

Gordon Brown famously brought his moral compass to the prime ministership. Boris Johnson, notoriously, did not. Under Keir Starmer, there is a...

25.10.2024 2

The Guardian

Martin Kettle

Does Starmer believe in anything, people ask, and now I can answer: his credo is the rule of law

Political speeches seem to fall like autumn leaves at this time of year. Speeches at party conferences. Speeches at leadership hustings and to the...

17.10.2024 3

The Guardian

Martin Kettle

Working together, Labour and the Lib Dems could exile the Tories for a generation

Can the Liberal Democrats and Labour see themselves as allies in a common national project? Or are they fated to behave as rivals, always pursuing...

19.09.2024 30

The Guardian

Martin Kettle

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