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Uk PoliticsFinancial Times |
Labour’s assumptions about its leader-in-waiting are logical but no guarantee of success
Proposals for a new patriotic syllabus reveal the ambiguous appeal of rightwing populism
Factionalism effectively quashed the Corbynites but has undermined Keir Starmer’s leadership of party and country
The country requires centre-left foreign policy and centre-right reform at home
How Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset ran out of road
What voters are really being drawn to is confident leadership that appears to offer new solutions
As with Brexit, public anger could swing behind the idea that we need to take back control
Castigating companies for ‘profiteering’ is nonsensical and unhelpful rhetoric
Panic-buying a slightly less unpopular rival will not help Labour face its real challenges
The UK’s debt mountain would constrain a new prime minister’s choices — and could make further tax rises more likely
Starmer has failed to level with the public that Britain’s control over its destiny is limited
The defeat by the Greens in Greater Manchester demonstrates the danger of failing to address economic burdens
Their influence is not inherently problematic — but such visible challenges to key policy proposals are
Westminster struggles to talk seriously about most topics and in particular about the economy
The Gorton and Denton by-election confirmed just how capricious our electoral system has become
Governments should build on, not rip up, what went before — the new skills strategy does just that
Shamima Begum made grave mistakes. But she is our responsibility and no one else’s