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Uk PoliticsFinancial Times |
Britain needs to revive animal spirits, not return to a statist past
The new premier’s MPs think they have backed a winner but have no idea what his programme will be
When words like fascist and Nazi are thrown around, being merely conservative seems mild by comparison
The new prime minister has to set out a coherent and business-friendly platform
Once in Downing Street, the new prime minister should tell the Labour Party what it doesn’t want to hear
A story might be reported to no great acclaim for months before it finally blows up in the public consciousness
Parody candidates are a well-established tradition in Britain’s political panto
The “establishment” he is so fond of bashing must beware of playing into stereotype
Even if he could do all he wants, it would be unlikely to solve the UK’s growth problem
There are moments to prioritise other things, but after 18 years of historic economic slowdown this is not one of them
The choice of chancellor will reveal the likely character of the government and the extent of any new radicalism
The policy differences between his future premiership and Starmer’s will be small but significant
A modern democracy should have a way to decide together what matters most
It is the threat of Reform UK that has so panicked Labour MPs
Britain must rebuild EU ties, but trying to rejoin would for now be a diversion
His winning campaign in Makerfield was long on hope but a vague prospectus won’t be enough in Number 10
The alternative is despair and the uglier politics that heralds
Government should use the best technology for any task, but be wary of ‘lock-ins’
Fractured party politics and enthusiasm from Labour’s hopefuls are not a sign of imminent proportional voting
The UK needs to confront the policies that have made us poorer
The UK governing party’s hard-to-define faction is newly powerful
Being a new face gets you a hearing but doesn’t change the economic picture
The accusation of vagueness does not fit this straightforwardly leftwing government
Starmer and his party failed to do any hard thinking in opposition and they are now paying the price
We are witnessing the fracturing of the traditional party system that glues our society together
The markets will not allow the UK to borrow to maintain a standard of living that we have not earned
The past few weeks have exposed the cracks that Starmer has spent two years trying to paper over
The surge of Reform in Makerfield presents a significant challenge
Short-termism and poor choices are to blame for the country’s political predicament
Challenge to Starmer is a perilous moment for the UK and its standing
The prime minister still sounds like an opposition leader
Our electoral system will force consolidation within the left and right blocs
Widespread disillusionment with Labour and the Tories is understandable
Britain’s third party is being drowned out by noisier insurgents
Labour’s assumptions about its leader-in-waiting are logical but no guarantee of success
Proposals for a new patriotic syllabus reveal the ambiguous appeal of rightwing populism
Factionalism effectively quashed the Corbynites but has undermined Keir Starmer’s leadership of party and country
The country requires centre-left foreign policy and centre-right reform at home
How Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset ran out of road
What voters are really being drawn to is confident leadership that appears to offer new solutions
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