This data is from the ONS, via The Telegraph: What do Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have in common? Governments that want out of the
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Starmer, Burnham, the Hapless Horserace
This podcast was recorded on Friday for the Echo Chamber podcast, now run by Tony Groves, in Dublin. We were discussing UK themes on this
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Will the UK survive?
The local election results in England and national government elections in Wales and Scotland may prove to be among the most historically significant political events
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Is the UK past its sell by date?
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a Prime Minister in office beyond their use-by date fails to recognise that fact, and has to be
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In the Echo Chamber: resilience in a wartime economy
As if one podcast were not enough for a morning, let me offer you a second one. On this occasion, I am the guest on
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The UK isn’t a single nation. Are we in crisis because politicians keep pretending it is?
The UK is no longer a unitary political system. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England now operate as distinct political realities, yet Westminster still governs
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Is the UK over?
I noticed this Tweet yesterday. I cannot embed the Tweet here. Follow the link to listen to it. I also did not watch the original
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Is it time for England to go out on its own?
We put out this video this lunchtime: This is the transcript: Latest opinion polls are showing that in both Scotland and Wales, there’s a very
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Nationalism: good or bad?
Nationalism can be a politics of care — about belonging, culture, and democracy — or a politics of control, built on fear and exclusion. In
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