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Uk PoliticsFinancial Times |
The political, strategic and economic momentum for a reversal of Brexit is growing
The prime minister’s promise on electoral reform could entrench the complex fights between five, even six parties
It was just a speech, but the Tory leader’s rejection of Reform reveals a new and determined strategy
A radical change in culture and systems will be as important as funding
Unlike his predecessors, Britain’s prime minister is a fairly honest stagnation-ist
The starting gun for the prime minister’s real revolution will not be fired till he has gone to the country
Convincing the British public to pay higher taxes for something they wrongly assume the state provides will not be easy
His speech to Labour conference must paradoxically offer more than just a promise of action
The battle between Labour and the Conservatives for national dominance has given way to multiple local fights to be in the top two
The prime minister must tell voters that Labour’s manifesto has been superseded by world events, both economic and military
After 25 years as a civil servant, I see more clearly from outside that the centre of government needs re-engineering
This wily prime minister can find a way to take advantage of new possibilities for a ring of outer nations
There are reasons to feel queasy about Reform’s donations but there is also a huge whiff of hypocrisy in other parties complaining
Andy Burnham seems at ease in his country. Are his opponents?
A government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse
Toning down its positions in pursuit of wider appeal would risk an exit of supporters on the right
Undercover report raises new questions over funding of Reform UK
The prime minister needs to defy the vibes of tax-and-spend socialism
Andy Burnham is attempting to demonstrate he understands the priorities of voters who feel unheard
Summer’s droughts and wildfires demonstrate the need to stick to cross-party consensus on policy and to UK strategy on net zero
Forward-looking ideas are being crowded out on all sides by myths about a better yesterday
Like Starmer and Sunak before him, he risks focusing too much on things beyond his control
Understanding Burnham’s term as a shorthand for inward-looking, transactional politics is misguided
There are lessons to be learnt from the left on how rage alienates potential allies
A new law imposing a duty of candour seeks to force officials to tell the truth. But will it work?
The Tory leader’s stance on climate exposes her greatest strength and weaknesses
The lesson from Manchester is that it takes time for public investment policies to show up in GDP
The taboo around political violence is fraying — but restricting speech is not the answer
The right hopes that Labour’s new leader will fail, but who exactly is going to step in and shake things up?
Big government must be tested to destruction for serious reform to finally happen
Britain needs to revive animal spirits, not return to a statist past
The new premier’s MPs think they have backed a winner but have no idea what his programme will be
When words like fascist and Nazi are thrown around, being merely conservative seems mild by comparison
The new prime minister has to set out a coherent and business-friendly platform
Once in Downing Street, the new prime minister should tell the Labour Party what it doesn’t want to hear
A story might be reported to no great acclaim for months before it finally blows up in the public consciousness
Parody candidates are a well-established tradition in Britain’s political panto
The “establishment” he is so fond of bashing must beware of playing into stereotype
Even if he could do all he wants, it would be unlikely to solve the UK’s growth problem
There are moments to prioritise other things, but after 18 years of historic economic slowdown this is not one of them
The choice of chancellor will reveal the likely character of the government and the extent of any new radicalism
The policy differences between his future premiership and Starmer’s will be small but significant
A modern democracy should have a way to decide together what matters most
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