Politics

A spectre is haunting Keir Starmer’s Labour. Just as the prime minister and his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, thought they had banished the ghost of Corbynism, a new wave of “left populism” has st

The “most hated” tax Controversy of the week ...

At Downing Street’s Pride reception in July, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said attendees were there to “celebrate that truly transformational work” carried out by LGBTQ+ organisations. “I want you

Speculation has reached fever pitch about the contents of the government’s forthcoming Autumn Budget. This follows the assessment of the highly respected NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Soci

Controversy of the week A free-speech martyr? Connolly: ...

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