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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      SNP decision day

      Also in this newsletter, Labour’s House of Lords challenge and HS2 delays

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Tory Euroscepticism isn’t dead yet

      Plus, Keir Starmer preys on Conservative weak spot with Labour’s crime and policing ‘mission’

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak rides high amid Tory fatigue from Johnson’s rolling circus

      Also in this newsletter, the key differences between the Conservative leader and Starmer’s ‘failure mode’

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Boris Johnson and Brexit drama underscore Sunak’s strong position

      Priti Patel, Iain Duncan Smith, Liz Truss and Johnson set to vote against first part of Windsor framework

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Metropolitan Police Service UK
      Metropolitan Police: it’s now or never

      Louise Casey’s findings of institutional racism, homophobia and sexism are unsurprising. But this time, there is strong political consensus on reform

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Retreat of SNP’s old guard throws leadership race into uncertainty

      Could this be another triumph for the party’s establishment?

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Hunt’s fiscal rule looks brilliant — but is fraught with political pitfalls

      His mandate is not facilitating good policymaking

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      It is unlikely pre-election giveaways will come in time to reverse Tory fortunes

      Plus, what was Keir Starmer doing in PMQs?

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Hunt makes childcare the new battleground in politics

      Zero-to-18 provision represents a significant shift

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      English devolution
      Local oversight must not come at the expense of parliamentary scrutiny

      Devolved competencies have grown, but restricting their supervision to that region alone is a mistake

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK defence spending
      Sunak adopts European mainstream with fresh language on defence

      Integrated review highlights end of ‘peace dividend’, as extra cash for defence will have to come from other public services

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Provide a legal route for asylum seekers

      Rishi Sunak’s new illegal migration bill has eased the pressure on the government but not solved the issue

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Expect to see more Darling-style measures in Hunt’s Budget

      A squeeze on capital spending is the easiest — and perhaps only — kind of cut the chancellor can deliver politically now

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Humza Yousaf looks most likely to succeed Nicola Sturgeon

      Kate Forbes may be Scottish voters’ first choice for leader, but the health secretary stands out as firm favourite among SNP supporters

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Conservative Party UK
      Self-sabotaging tactics and MP exodus diminish Tory hopes of re-election

      Retirement of influential Conservative power broker does not necessarily signal a ‘sinking ship’, but it is a blow to Sunak

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Simon Case would be mad not to be considering his future

      Doubts linger over cabinet secretary, who was fortunate to have survived takeover of Liz Truss

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Global migration
      Three-pronged problem of ‘small boats’ cannot be solved by law alone

      Prime minister hopes his attention to detail will help fix issue of people smuggling and illegal migration

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sue Gray hire threatens to deflate Sunak’s policy victory

      Claiming that Boris Johnson was forced out by her ‘Partygate’ probe allows former PM’s allies to undermine his successor

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP leadership race still an uncertain picture after first hustings

      Early signs put Humza Yousaf in front, but Ash Regan has an important card to play on Scottish independence

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak’s diplomatic coup may steer him to be bold with his party

      Also in this newsletter, SNP wrangling over hustings media ban sends early signals about state of leadership race

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Brexit
      Brexit deal: Sunak’s first serious achievement of his own

      Front pages from across the political spectrum hail result by prime minister, who remains beset by real policy challenges

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Brexit
      Sunak bolsters image by staying secretive on Northern Ireland deal

      Prime minister can create the impression he has fought hard to satisfy all parties, no matter how small the concessions

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Labour weighs pursuit of growth and risk of reawakening voter fears

      Labour leader’s five missions target the vote-moving terrain on which the next election will be fought

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Conservative Party UK
      Could Sunak’s Brexit deal be one heresy too many for Tory critics?

      While PM is Tories’ best asset, the upcoming Budget and local elections leave him very little margin for error

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Personal values of leaders matter especially for an SNP in flux

      Kate Forbes’ difficulties over her same-sex marriage stance reflect deepening leftwing influence on the SNP

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