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Stephen Bush

Stephen Bush

The Guardian

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What politicians forget in the immigration balancing act

Working from purely economic or electoral motives neglects the key to integration

27.08.2024 10

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There’s a reason online fraud elicits such a visceral response

It exploits fellow feeling and gnaws away at the foundations of a civilised society

19.08.2024 10

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Museums must defend their right to treasures

Pious arguments about modern collections ignore our curiosity about long-dead bodies and the darker side of history

28.07.2024 9

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‘Eat your greens’ politics brings its own dangers

Labour should be wary of thinking that doing things that all states should be doing is a shortcut to growth

23.07.2024 40

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The prison dilemma: why Labour may find it so hard to solve

A new focus on rehabilitation may be scuppered by public concern

16.07.2024 30

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The new volatility in British politics

Voters are more willing to shop around and swap parties than in the past

07.07.2024 9

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Sunak, Disraeli and why pride in UK diversity isn’t enough

Britons should be proud of the country’s record on race and politics — but they must not be complacent

02.07.2024 20

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The eternal lure of the tax-like policy

Governments find it hard to resist the temptation of anything that means they don’t have to levy more on voters

25.06.2024 50

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Neither politicians nor the public think straight on immigration

The problem is that voters aren’t willing to pay for a policy they say really matters to them

18.06.2024 10

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UK politics must stop fixating on the grey vote

Singling out those who are past retirement age leads to campaigns that are largely about spending public money

04.06.2024 10

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This will be the first post-TV election

The challenge for political parties is that televised set-piece events reach fewer people than ever before

26.05.2024 30

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In education, some targets are better than others

Focusing on fewer goals may drive excellence more effectively than pursuing a lot of them

21.05.2024 20

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The candour gap has become a problem for politicians

People are much more open and honest in their private lives and now expect the same from their leaders

17.05.2024 20

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Rishi Sunak reminds us that sometimes failure is the only option

The inability to know when the game is up is something both politicians and organisations struggle with

07.05.2024 20

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Sunak’s instincts are leading the Tories to ever worse defeat

The prime minister chose the ground on which the local election campaign was fought — and is now paying the price

03.05.2024 30

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It’s time to lift the veil on incompetence

Both governments and companies are guilty of feigning inability when it works to their advantage

16.04.2024 10

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Does diversity really yield better results? Consider football

A recent Arsenal Women’s team picture prompted a flood of good questions

09.04.2024 10

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Governments need to take record-keeping seriously in the digital age

Disappearing WhatsApp messages will be a problem for future historians

02.04.2024 9

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Rishi Sunak’s greatest liability is his deluded party

Tory MPs and aides need to recognise the rightward lurch that has occurred during his premiership

26.03.2024 40

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AI may not change your job, but it will transform government

Too little attention is being paid to the way the technology could fundamentally alter the state

19.03.2024 20

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Even worthwhile causes need a metric for success

Organisations can become resistant to the need to demonstrate that what they are doing actually works

10.03.2024 40

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Why won’t the Tories talk about their success in education?

The Conservatives seem determined to ignore one of their few achievements in office

06.03.2024 40

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There must be more to the news than the death of an owl

Quirky stories to engage readers are one thing but we shouldn’t be able to hide from the real world entirely

27.02.2024 30

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Starmer will only reveal his true face in power

What we talk about when we talk about Labour party factions

21.02.2024 8

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Do mixed-race people really enjoy the ‘best of both worlds’?

The reality is more complex than some would suggest

13.02.2024 70

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Little good can come of Starmer’s green U-turn

Labour’s retreat reflects a number of changing tides in politics — but it has also produced bitter internal rancour

09.02.2024 30

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Why accountability is an increasingly elusive endeavour

In the age of algorithmic decision-making, allocating blame is a fraught process — but this doesn’t have to be a bad thing

06.02.2024 10

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Goodbye to the days of ambient cultural liberalism

China’s rise will alter the worldview of at least some consumers who live in democracies

30.01.2024 10

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When dealing with the past, we don’t always have to stick to the detail

‘The Holdovers’ provides a useful test case in how to treat history

22.01.2024 40

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The UK’s political class needs to learn to love the economy it actually has

The case of the gaming industry demonstrates a worrying dislike for the country’s successes

16.01.2024 30

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Substack has offered exactly the wrong response to its ‘Nazi problem’

The platform needn’t make political judgments about how publishers use it any more than a postal service would

09.01.2024 40

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Maladaption has left the Conservatives drifting

A party famed for winning through its chameleon tendencies now finds itself saddled with incompatible promises

03.01.2024 10

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Year in a word: Barbenheimer

The pink and grey cinematic phenomenon heralded a changing of the guard on the big screen

29.12.2023 30

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Pro-child policies are all very well, but what about being pro-parent too?

States that want to encourage people to have more kids should think about making it easier to raise them

18.12.2023 30

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