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The Tory party has lost the plot – and could be bad news for Labour

For many people reading this, the analogy will seem ludicrous, but hear me out: if the Conservative party was one of your friends, you’d be very...

08.04.2024 80

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Neglected, derided and exploited more than ever: why won’t the UK protect those who rent a home?

Last week, a news story broke about the sheer impossibility of everyday living for millions of people all over the UK. According to the Office for...

24.03.2024 30

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Birmingham’s cuts reveal the ugly truth about Britain in 2024: the state is abandoning its people

Four years ago, I saw something on a computer screen that I have never forgotten. The UK was six weeks into lockdown, and I was working on a series of...

17.03.2024 30

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Why British nightlife is shutting down – taking with it all its magic and messy glory

An uneasy quiet is starting to settle on the UK, particularly at night. People still go out; millions of us still seem to have a deep fondness for...

11.03.2024 100

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The manifesto Britain needs Tory levelling up has been a scam. Here are three things Labour can do to make it actually mean something

Of all the promises made by Conservative politicians over the past 14 years, the pledge to convincingly reduce the UK’s regional inequalities has...

07.03.2024 20

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For years, the Tories said austerity was over. But look around: it’s getting worse, and there’s more to come

A few days before Rishi Sunak emerged from 10 Downing Street to warn of forces “trying to tear us apart” and his belief that our streets have been...

03.03.2024 40

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Your illness worsens – so care is cut off. A scandal is playing out in eating disorder treatment

Last week, I had a long conversation with a woman who is trying desperately to loosen the awful grip of an eating disorder. She wanted to remain...

25.02.2024 20

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If you win by saying almost nothing, what happens when you take power? Welcome to the Starmer paradox

On the assumption that the Conservative party soon suffers a rout and Labour at last takes power, one place will be seen as the battleground where the...

18.02.2024 9

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Who’s steering the Conservatives to the right? The backseat drivers of Reform UK

Last Thursday, I spent 20 joyous minutes standing outside an office block in Northamptonshire, loudly arguing with a very wealthy former Tory donor...

04.02.2024 30

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Thinking small may get Labour into No 10. It could also stop it from staying there

In about 10 days’ time, we are told, the deadline will fall on policy submissions for Labour’s draft manifesto. Reports over the weekend have...

28.01.2024 9

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Deaths unexplained, lives devastated: here’s another national tragedy hidden in plain sight

Just over a week ago, I got a message from a grassroots group in the east of England. “Can you investigate this?” it said. “We’re hitting...

21.01.2024 2

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One by one, England’s councils are going bankrupt – and nobody in Westminster wants to talk about it

A new financial year looms. The government is reportedly in the mood for pre-election tax cuts; the opposition talks of iron fiscal discipline. And...

14.01.2024 2

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Big agency consolidation doesn’t serve the marketing majority

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12.01.2024 5

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As councils crumble, a new scapegoat has been found: the parents of disabled and vulnerable children

Midway through last week, I had a long conversation with a man called Steven Wright, who lives in Suffolk. The previous day, I had spent a lot of time...

07.01.2024 200

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Vinyl is back for good and that’s exciting. Don’t let the greed of big labels ruin it

At first, it looked like it might be a momentary revolt against the digital future that would inevitably fade away: a rebellion based on plastic,...

31.12.2023 40

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Through a delayed train’s window, I see how Britain’s ‘blue wall’ is crumbling - town by commuter town

Ten or so days ago, I was embroiled in a truly absurd public transport ordeal. Because the train drivers’ union was going on strike, travelling from...

17.12.2023 8

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How one English town fought cookie-cutter housing by daring to dream a different future

Sometimes, politics looks like an absurd fight over different versions of the same words. Rishi Sunak says he wants to help people “realise the...

10.12.2023 6

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