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James Kirkup

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The bond markets aren’t done with Rachel Reeves

Never has Rachel Reeves been so glad to be so boring. The Chancellor will deliver today her spring update on the public finances at a time of unusual...

03.03.2026 7

The Spectator

James Kirkup

Gordon Brown deserved better than Peter Mandelson’s treachery

05.02.2026 7

The Spectator

James Kirkup

The flaw in Labour's Brexit delusion

12.01.2026 10

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James Kirkup

AI could make degrees redundant

04.01.2026 10

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James Kirkup

Britain is giving up on work

27.11.2025 5

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James Kirkup

Crunch time / Will Rachel Reeves’s two Budget gambles pay off?

26.11.2025 10

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James Kirkup

Food inflation is a ticking time bomb for Rachel Reeves

21.11.2025 10

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James Kirkup

Britain’s stingy state pension is good news

04.11.2025 10

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James Kirkup

Ming Campbell was too good for politics

26.09.2025 3

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James Kirkup

James Lyons’s departure will cost Keir Starmer

01.09.2025 20

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James Kirkup

Migration / Farage is right: paying illegal migrants to leave is a good idea

26.08.2025 4

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James Kirkup

Kill the single state pension age

19.08.2025 4

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James Kirkup

Does Northumberland really want to see the return of lynx?

10.08.2025 10

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James Kirkup

The populist case for fixing the pension system

14.07.2025 10

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James Kirkup

Labour MPs should thank – not blame – Reeves for trying to cut welfare

02.07.2025 3

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James Kirkup

Labour’s welfare rebels will regret their revolt

26.06.2025 5

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James Kirkup

Only proper welfare reform can bring true ‘national renewal’

11.06.2025 5

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James Kirkup

The NHS should be Farage’s next hobby horse

25.05.2025 9

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James Kirkup

Nigel Farage’s left-wing turn looks like a triumph

02.05.2025 6

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James Kirkup

Reeves had a good day, but she’s hardly in the clear

27.03.2025 2

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James Kirkup

Why Keir Starmer must cut disability benefits

14.03.2025 10

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James Kirkup

Bag-carrier army / Labour needs lots more special advisers

10.03.2025 10

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James Kirkup

Southport and the problem with judge-led inquiries

21.01.2025 6

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James Kirkup

Why Westminster is wrong about gilt yields

14.01.2025 4

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James Kirkup

Starmer’s grooming gang stance might not last the weekend

10.01.2025 5

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James Kirkup