The Labour Party leadership question is very hard to avoid. The news is dominated by it. The government is being incapacitated by it. We have
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How to manage the cost of government borrowing
Bond markets are reported to be twitchy this morning. Gilt rates are rising. The City of London is muttering about “fiscal credibility”. And the reason
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Why British politics no longer works in seven words
Why do so many people feel alienated from politics in Britain today? Why has trust in political parties collapsed? And why do so many voters
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Clive Lewis: the Labour MP who gets it
Clive Lewis MP published this Tweet last night. I think he might have been reading some of what I have been saying here on defence,
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How to end vilification
I was amused to note an FT article yesterday suggesting that New York’s financial elite are up in arms about Zohran Mamdani’s new second-home tax,
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When Do Markets Break?
What happens when markets stop working? That is the question at the core of this video, and it matters because we are entering a period
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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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Does today mark the end of two-party politics?
Britain may be witnessing the end of two-party politics. Today’s local and devolved elections could mark a turning point in the political history of the
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Is Andrew Bailey the weakest link?
The Financial Times has published an article by Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England and chair of the Financial Stability Board, in which
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