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Clive Lewis

Clive Lewis

The Guardian

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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics

Whatever is said about Tom Watson, the former deputy leader of the Labour party has a knack for landing headlines. In the past he did it at the...

24.09.2026 40

The Guardian

Clive Lewis

2. Government cannot live in fear of overseas shareholders

15.09.2026 50

New Statesman

Clive Lewis

1. Government cannot live in fear of overseas shareholders

15.09.2026 40

New Statesman

Clive Lewis

The establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come

Very often, I find, science fiction names what politics struggles to. In James SA Corey’s series of novels the Expanse, the violent dystopian...

27.05.2026 40

The Guardian

Clive Lewis

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal

26.03.2026 70

The Guardian

Clive Lewis

While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep political crisis will continue

As the days pass since the earthquake that was the Gorton and Denton byelection, the result is being parsed in the usual ways. A mid-cycle protest...

08.03.2026 40

The Guardian

Clive Lewis

Labour needs to wake up

02.12.2025 50

New Statesman

Clive Lewis

Australian bird of the year! A tiny feathery hiatus from the grim day-to-day

26.09.2025 40

The Guardian

Clive Lewis

Starmerism has almost destroyed the Labour party, but I still have hope for renewal

26.09.2025 40

The Guardian

Clive Lewis

Why I am sticking with Labour

29.07.2025 40

New Statesman

Clive Lewis