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Philip Stephens

Philip Stephens

Financial Times

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There is a way out of the doom loop for Labour

But Keir Starmer needs his government to show an organising purpose that has been absent so far

20.12.2024 10

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Philip Stephens

Britain’s national security demands more than a defence review

As the international order cracks, the nation’s capabilities must adjust to a new world

22.11.2024 10

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Philip Stephens

Europe shouldn’t count on a Harris White House

Whatever the outcome in November, governments will have to take more responsibility for their own security

05.08.2024 4

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Ignore the populist noise, Britain’s moderate mould won’t break

Tory radicals see a revolution as the path back to power but the pattern has been firmly set since 1922

22.06.2024 80

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Ireland’s politics is transformed, with or without Varadkar

The old rules were rewritten by the Good Friday peace agreement of 1998 and the global financial crash

23.03.2024 7

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Northern Ireland revisits the success of ‘constructive ambiguity’

Politics in the province cannot be forced into straight lines — this week’s deal follows the lessons of its history

02.02.2024 5

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What unionists could learn from Ireland’s nationalists

They should give up abstentionism and try persuasion instead

26.12.2023 20

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