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Tim Bale

The Guardian

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Mel Stride promises the Tories won’t repeat the mistakes of Liz Truss – except they already have

The Tories try to blame all their woes on Liz Truss but it’s destined to fall flat.

05.06.2025 4

The Conversation

Tim Bale

Starmer’s winter fuel allowance ‘U-turn ’ sets him on a tricky path with backbenchers and voters

In order to convince the public, he should probably go the whole hog.

22.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Tim Bale

Nigel Farage has the crowd, but not the plan - and the clock is ticking

3 May 2025, 07:39 | Updated: 3 May 2025, 07:45 By Tim Bale The 'vibes' have got Reform UK leader Nigel Farage this far but now comes the hard part....

06.05.2025 10

LBC

Tim Bale

Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values – that’s the point

Labour governments have always had to anger their supporters to win ‘credibility’.

19.03.2025 5

The Conversation

Tim Bale

UK election: Reform and Green members campaigned more online – but pounded the pavements less

It’s party conference season in Britain, a chance for members to meet and talk through their successes and failures from the election campaign –...

27.09.2024 4

The Conversation

Tim Bale