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Foreign policy under Keir Starmer underlines the historical limits of idealism in the British approach to matters abroad.
Pragmatic realism called for compromise when it came to Venezuela, but there is no reasonable explanation for an invasion of Greenland.
Voters tend to think about prime ministers less than we might assume when elections roll around.
Trump has transgressed the only recognisable facet of what political identity Starmer actually has: the rule of law.
The dominant narrative in British politics is destructive, cynical and polarising. It focuses on failure and perpetuates the doom loop.
However you cut it, the big parties have lost significant ground to Reform.
Voters cared a lot less about tax than you might think.
Voters are undecided and no party is polling particularly well. All is not well for the UK prime minister – but talk of his imminent removal may be premature.
How do Starmer and Reeves stack up against the ‘statecraft’ theory of good governing?
When the language of racism lost scientific legitimacy, it changed shape and began targeting cultures instead.
Experts react to the political effects of Rachel Reeves’s budget.
After a series of missteps and about-faces, British prime minister Keir Starmer’s popularity has tanked, and his leadership may not last much longer.
A vacuum exists at the apex of British government, and at some point this weakness will lead to a challenge.
Ministers and civil servants used to work hand in glove, but that relationship has steadily eroded since the 1980s.
Powell beat Keir Starmer’s preferred candidate, Bridget Phillipson, in a ballot of members.
Keir Starmer says painful decisions are needed now to fix the country for the future. But voters may not stick around to find out if he’s right.
Colleges and universities share similar financial challenges.
Starmer’s vision for a changed education sector attempts to use the same measures to address two separate problems.
The prime minister mentioned Nigel Farage by name multiple times – a highly unusual approach to a party conference speech.
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