Liz Truss and the rise of the libertarian right
The free-market thinkers and ideas behind the most radical economic experiment in Britain for 40 years.
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Who and what is behind Keir Starmer’s improved Labour conference speech?
The Labour leader has benefited from a new speechwriter and a willingness to confront difficult political issues.
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Keir Starmer’s speech showed he is a prime minister in waiting
The Labour leader proved he has properly listened to the worry pulsing through the country.
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How redistributive was New Labour?
Though inequality did not fall under Blair and Brown, child and pensioner poverty were dramatically reduced.
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Keir Starmer needs to give the speech of a lifetime
The Labour leader must show why he is the best alternative to a Conservative Party that has abandoned any semblance…
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The Conservatives are lost in a fantasy world and are a danger to the country
The virus that infected the Tories during the Brexit years has led to ever more delusional beliefs.
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Labour shouldn’t celebrate the Tories’ economic failures
If Keir Starmer wins the next election turmoil could ruin the ambitions he is setting out at his party conference.
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Kwasi Kwarteng forgot that radicalism needs to be matched by credibility
As shadow chancellor I always remembered a crucial truth: the markets do not like surprises.
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