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There’s no epidemic of laziness. People desperately want to work - but here’s what’s holding them back
Creaking transport and sky-high childcare costs conspire to keep the young and not so young out of employment
May 27
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A climate-shaped hole in our politics
We have to discuss where our energy comes from, not just how much it costs
May 21
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Adam Barnett
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Streeting’s Brexit position adds a burn to Labour leadership race
Labour wrongly risk being painted as a Socialist North vs Blairite South fight for the soul of the party
May 19
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Britain’s politics is broken — but not beyond repair
The next Labour leader will have a tough inheritance, but also a chance to apply some fixes
May 12
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Six sort-of lessons from the local elections: Democracy, but make it volatile
Fragmenting vote, fractured map, and no clear winner — this is Britain in 2026
May 8
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Zoe Grunewald
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Trump, the King, McSweeney and the long shadow of Jeffrey Epstein
Beneath the talk of diplomacy runs a more uncomfortable truth – how power, not justice, consistently manages scandal.
Apr 28
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The depressing inevitability of the boys’ club
Starmer's vow to do things differently appears to have ended in a tightly controlled insular managerial version of what we all wanted to move on from
Apr 23
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Zoe Grunewald
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The Palantir manifesto and why you should care
The US tech firm is increasingly hooked into NHS, defence and education in the UK
Apr 21
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Zoe Grunewald
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Tax is the answer – why won't Labour take the shot?
Britain needs to raise more money to meet the moment. The question is why Labour still won’t say so.
Apr 14
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Zoe Grunewald
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Labour has just moved the dial on workers’ rights – now it must go further
After years of decline, workers’ rights are finally improving. The question is whether the Government is willing to enforce deeper structural change.
Apr 7
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Zoe Grunewald
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Starmer needed one good fight, now he has two
From Iran to Silicon Valley, two moments are forcing political clarity. Keir Starmer finally has a chance to define what his government stands for.
Mar 31
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Zoe Grunewald
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Across Europe, the far-right is no longer inevitable
The breakthroughs are less decisive, the contradictions harder to ignore, and the coalition more fragile. Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the…
Mar 24
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