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What next, Keir Starmer?
If Starmer can pivot decisively toward a politics of fairness, he may yet turn survival into renewal.
Feb 17
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This is how we fix Universal Credit
The basic rate of benefit support falls woefully short – Iain Porter, senior policy advisor at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explains what needs to…
Feb 12
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Unsung Britain: a wake up call over sliding living standards buried under Westminster drama
Despite the talk of wages stagnating, living standards falling, it was telling that as usual the media just wanted to know if Andy Burnham supported…
Feb 12
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Zoe Grunewald
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Keir Starmer cannot pretend this is a passing storm
To have any hope of remaining in Number 10, the prime minister must reset his relationship with his own MPs
Feb 10
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Zoe Grunewald
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Why Starmer might not be ready to go just yet
Open rebellion means the Prime Minister's position is precarious. But there's a reason the knives haven't been drawn
Feb 5
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Zoe Grunewald
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Parents aren’t failing their children: the state is failing parents
Welsh baby bundles are welcome – but they won’t rebuild the village parents desperately need.
Feb 5
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Natalie Morris
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Reform UK’s silence on Epstein speaks volumes
A politics that claims to defend women while refusing to confront the systems that harm them is not about protection. It's about strategy.
Feb 3
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Britain’s parties are addicted to control – and it’s breaking politics
The tales of Suella Braverman and Andy Burnham are two sides of the same coin.
Jan 27
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Zoe Grunewald
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Trump’s Greenland tantrum could be Starmer’s defining moment
This threat from abroad has the potential to refocus attention on national interest and remind us who we are.
Jan 20
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Zoe Grunewald
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Ofcom investigates X — now the government must prove it can enforce the law
The country has now finally caught up with the disgraceful actions being undertaken on Grok
Jan 13
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Zoe Grunewald
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Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now
The use of AI tool Grok to generate en masse intimate images of real women and girls is sickening.
Jan 6
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Zoe Grunewald
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More energy, more passion: The five big tests for Labour in 2026
The government must think bigger and braver than they did in 2025.
Jan 3
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Zoe Grunewald
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