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    Stephen Bush

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    Stephen Bush is an associate editor and columnist at the Financial Times. He writes a daily newsletter, Inside Politics, charting the course of politics and policy in the United Kingdom, and a wide-ranging weekly column. You can subscribe to Inside Politics here.

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    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Tories weigh sacrificing their leader to save their future

      Disastrous party polling may force emboldened rebels to try to seek a leadership change

    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Tory discord over government spending is bigger than Truss

      Tax cut U-turn makes it harder for prime minister to hold the line on other controversial measures

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Truss must step carefully now

      Conservatives cannot be complacent about their majority with former ministers on backbenches, who have little to lose, proving to be headaches for party whips

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Conservatives were already out of options on spending cuts

      One potential way of reducing state expenditure is through reform, which can improve quality of outcomes too

    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Real terms benefits cuts would save very little, but cost dearly

      Plus, reducing the foreign aid budget seems a possible route, but even that is fraught with political difficulty

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Shrinking the state works in theory, but not in practice

      Plus, Keir Starmer’s keynote speech in Liverpool and the big risks weighing on Labour’s path to power

    • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      All routes lead to political pain for the Conservatives

      Even if Trussonomics works, UK voters will not be thankful as they stump up more cash for mortgages

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      Education
      It’s hard to correct for the quirks of the education calendar

      Summer-born children frequently lose out, but there are powerful incentives to leave things as they are

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Public services needs may snag Truss and Kwarteng’s growth plans

      Plus, why chancellor’s announcement pushes Labour into a tricky corner, and a few of Liverpool’s best restaurants

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Truss recalibrates

      Plus, Labour party conference preview, and why embrace of electoral reform could make the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats jittery

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Will Kwarteng’s welfare move pay off for the Tories?

      Chancellor’s strategy to push people into work is fraught with problems, and new survey shows low-tax approach becoming unpopular

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Trussonomics gamble does not have long to prove itself

      Can the prime minister keep the promises made by her predecessor Boris Johnson in 2019?

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Polluted waterways are gaining political momentum

      Plus, funding crunch in UK higher education poses headaches as it weighs on student satisfaction

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      Artificial intelligence
      Beware the rise of the black box algorithm

      Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to kill you to make your life worse or lead to bad policy outcomes

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      In Arm’s way

      Plus, hawkishness on China and internal pressures within the Tory party are also steering the state’s vision for growth

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Bankers’ bonuses: optics are less important than outcomes for Truss

      The politics of the Labour vs Conservative row about limiting annual payouts is probably a wash. Fixing public services is far more crucial

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Truss and Kwarteng’s plans for Treasury reform are put to the test

      Plus, Conservative approach to energy crisis looks riddled with things governments cannot reliably achieve

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      HTSIThe autumn men’s style special 2022
      Why I love a big boot

      The chunky footwear gets the stomp of approval from one FT columnist

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Truss Whitehall shake-up is an accident waiting to happen

      The prime minister has not only slimmed down Downing Street but also reduced the number of special advisers across Whitehall

    • Monday, 12 September, 2022
      Social affairs
      The ‘success sequence’ for life should be treated with caution

      American libertarians have fallen for an idea that is an excuse for cutting government welfare spending

    • Monday, 12 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      King Charles III defuses criticism, hinting that the heir can have opinions

      Successful Ukrainian counter-offensive in the north-east marks a turning point in the nearly seven-month war, with consequences for UK politics

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      Queen Elizabeth II
      The Queen was an important reminder of a less cynical age

      Nations lose something when they lack a figure everyone can share an affection for

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Queen Elizabeth II: astute in the world of politics

      Plus, Liz Truss’s £150bn energy bills rescue package comes with risks

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Slimmer Downing Street smoothes the way for Truss’s aims

      Shake-up may make it harder to ‘man mark’ departments to ensure they are pursuing agreed policies

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Inside Politics
      The festering boil in Liz Truss’s government

      Plus, why her first PMQs with Keir Starmer needs to go off with a bang

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