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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Can the Tories rewire their 2015 strategy in the next election?

    Plus, Chris Pincher quits — any further resignations may force a cabinet reshuffle sooner than the government would like

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Metropolitan Police Service UK
    Who is to blame for Metropolitan Police failings?

    Kit Malthouse attacks mayor of London for being ‘asleep at the wheel’ but City Hall points to squeezed funding

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    UK devolution
    Nicola Sturgeon’s legal gambit may have upsides for the SNP

    Plus, Westminster’s dispute with the Welsh government over employment shows how devolution needs more nailing down

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Defecting is a lot like flirting — too much build-up spoils the moment

    History tells us politicians prefer to jump ship in secrecy, and both parties need to commit to the change

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Centre ground politics helps keep Boris Johnson safe in office

    Plus, why Conservatives feel a loud embrace of net zero targets and public spending will satisfy a broad base

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    UK by-elections
    Return of tactical voting leaves Tories in disarray

    Plus, Oliver Dowden’s exit as Conservative party chair portends more resignations and manoeuvring for power

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    UK schools are nearing crisis point

    Public sector pay dispute and rail strikes stress-test the Tory election machine

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    Curbing pay increases now may sting the government later

    Plus, why the Conservative push for new schools and hospitals misses the bigger problem

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    Strikes pose economic challenge for Labour

    Plus, why the opposition needs to talk about Brexit

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Rail strike to test transport unions and inflation strategy

    Success for the RMT would make it harder for the government to make the case for pay restraint elsewhere

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Childcare in the UK is a policy mess

    Plus, Labour’s pledge to spend billions of pounds, funded by borrowing, will not give the party the direction it needs

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Labour Party UK
    Keir Starmer’s biggest problem is not being ‘boring’ — it is his lack of vision

    Plus, the Devon by-election next week and why the Liberal Democrats are on track to win the Conservative stronghold

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    UK immigration
    Failed Rwanda asylum flight puts all of the UK on a rocky course

    Why Conservative strategists herald the immigration policy as helpful for the party, even if it does not work

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    Brexit
    Northern Ireland protocol: the poison pill of consent

    Plus, why generational labels such as ‘millennial’ are about as useful as horoscopes

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Brexit
    Looming election presses Tory MPs to swallow sore Brexit measures

    How Johnson could win over his rebels, and the power of peers in stalling the Northern Ireland protocol bill

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    A full-blown trade war with the EU is unlikely, but Britain already suffers bitter side-effects

    Plus, why we were wrong on the candidates vying for Johnson’s place, and a Star Wars analogy for politics

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Collective leadership by Conservatives won’t work forever

    Plus, why the UK’s gloomy economic outlook bodes well for Boris Johnson

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Boris Johnson
    Boris Johnson only talks of a reshuffle — doing it would be far too risky

    Plus, why London’s economic bounceback is not because of good city policy

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Boris Johnson
    Boris Johnson may hobble on longer than we think

    Why the prime minister has been so lucky since last autumn and what his next moment of danger will be

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    Boris Johnson
    Johnson’s opponents are unclear on his replacement — that might save him

    Plus, why the Queen’s political project has been so successful

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    The political cost of Boris Johnson’s zombie government

    Plus, why crime is back as a key political battleground

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Shrinking the civil service by quick and dirty means won’t get us anywhere

    Plus, why Boris Johnson would survive a no-confidence vote

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Labour’s biggest donor Unite has other ideas for its money — and for good reason, too

    Plus, Tory MPs wait for the polls to reflect Rishi Sunak’s emergency boost while parliament breaks for recess

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Rishi Sunak: bowing to pressure may sink him further

    Plus, what pains Conservatives about the government’s U-turn, and a football dilemma

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Sue Gray’s ‘reassurance’ may hold back real Downing Street culture change

    Plus, Jeremy Hunt, who has hinted at a Tory leadership bid, warns of the dangers of alienating suburban voters

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