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Andrew Rawnsley

Andrew Rawnsley

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Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t like talk of a hung parliament, but he needs to prep for one

S ir Keir Starmer and Sir Ed Davey were seated next to each other in Westminster Abbey for the coronation. For these knights of the opposition realm,...

14.05.2023 40

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The voters have spoken – and they aren’t falling for ‘steady’ Sunak’s sales pitch

R ishi Sunak has sold himself to other Tories as a kind of company doctor with a recovery plan to rescue a hideously tarnished and hugely unpopular...

07.05.2023 100

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After the fall of Richard Sharp, the next BBC chair must not be another political crony

T hat’s a blow for the theory of nominative determinism. Richard Sharp was terribly dim when it came to realising that he could not possibly...

30.04.2023 50

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Dominic Raab is just the latest culprit – the public have lost faith in all politicians

A nd another one bites the dust. Dominic Raab is the third man to exit the cabinet during Rishi Sunak’s six months at Number 10 and the umpteenth...

23.04.2023 100

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The Observer view on domestic abuse: thousands of women in England and Wales are being refused refuge

For too many women and children, male violence is a daily reality. About 1.5 million women are victims of domestic abuse each year, and two women a...

16.04.2023 30

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Labour’s attack ads show the party is torn over more than ugly tactics against the Tories

G o hard or go home. Such is the defiantly unrepentant response of those Labour people willing to defend the party’s digital attack ad on Rishi...

16.04.2023 50

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As the SNP loses its iron grip on Scotland, Labour must seize this golden opportunity

W hat has been seen cannot be unseen. Some images are so potent that they become indelibly etched on to a nation’s retina. I think we can say that...

09.04.2023 20

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A comeback looks unlikely, but the Johnson carnival will continue to plague the Tories

J ust before the beginning of the trial, one MP was worrying: “I hope they don’t fuck it up.” He was not alone in being nervous that the...

26.03.2023 100

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Boris Johnson and Partygate: the stakes will be huge at this week’s critical inquisition

W estminster is salivating in expectation of electrifying theatre. “It will be mandatory viewing,” says one former cabinet minister. “We will...

19.03.2023 100

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Starmer and Sunak are both haunted by the spectres of election defeats past

T ories are having a debate among themselves about whether they can somehow contrive to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat or are doomed to be...

12.03.2023 60

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Boris Johnson is peddling new lies in a desperate attempt to save his skin

I woz framed. Faced with overwhelming, slam-dunk, bang-to-rights evidence against him, the last resort of the old lag is to claim that he is the...

05.03.2023 1000

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Rishi Sunak must not flinch from a vital fight with the Tory Brextremists

T he in-tray of a prime minister is never empty and often overflowing, as Rishi Sunak has discovered since he moved into Number 10. Jumbo issues are...

26.02.2023 300

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Rivals rejoice at Nicola Sturgeon’s departure, but Scots still need persuading the union is home

W hen Nicola Sturgeon announced she was quitting the stage, the most extravagant bouquets of compliments were thrown not by her friends, but her...

19.02.2023 30

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Putin’s war has reinvigorated the west’s defence of liberty. That unity must not crack now

The democracies have confounded the Russian tyrant with their resolve to support Ukraine. That must be sustained in 2023

12.02.2023 100

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In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces

As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delay

05.02.2023 100

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The 100-day test for new leaders and why Rishi Sunak is flunking it

He promised an end to the degeneracy of the Johnson years, but the scandals keep coming and the prime minister seems too weak to deal with them

29.01.2023 100

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Three years after Brexit, where is the new golden age that they promised us?

Nothing in the prospectus has survived contact with reality

22.01.2023 1000

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If Rishi Sunak doesn’t drop the macho act, we’re in for a spring of continuing misery

The wave of public sector strikes will only get worse until the government realises that compromise is not a dirty word

15.01.2023 70

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Rishi Sunak v Keir Starmer: battle of the speeches revealed the critical choice facing Britain

The fundamental differences of belief between the two party leaders are much more important than their superficial similarities

08.01.2023 90

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Labour has suddenly become a hot favourite, but the race isn’t won until election day

Sir Keir Starmer’s party must be ready to face a lot more scrutiny this year

01.01.2023 100

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After a year when the only certainty was Tory chaos, could 2023 be even worse?

Britain has become trapped in a doom loop of perpetual crisis under the Conservatives

18.12.2022 750

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Abolition of the Lords, that house of cronies, toadies and donors, can’t come too soon

Sir Keir Starmer should ignore those who say constitutional change is too difficult. Radical reinvigoration of our democracy must be a Labour priority

11.12.2022 100

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This winter of discontent will harden the feeling that the Tories have broken Britain

The cabinet is taking a dangerous gamble when it calculates that the public will blame the unions, not the government, for an advent calendar of...

04.12.2022 200

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