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On the conference stage where, four years ago, delegates waved Palestinian flags, Keir Starmer defended Israel’s right to retaliate in Gaza. Liverpool—As this year’s Conservative Party conference closed last week, it was clear that it was nothing but ...
Success stories in the British economy have been rare of late. But there is one notable exception: the boom in selling services abroad. Over the past decade, Britain’s services exports have grown by around 45% in inflation-adjusted terms, even as the ...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The latest local elections confirmed what opinion polls had been suggesting for a good while: the collapse of the Labour Party and the extraordinary unpopularity of its leader, Prime Minister Keir ...
[Mr. Raymond ’s illuminating analysis of British politics, begun in the August Atlantic, with portrait etchings of Lord Grey, Mr. Asquith, and Mr. Lloyd George, and thumb-nail sketches of Mr. Bonar Law and some others, here concludes, with a précis of ...
British politics has become increasingly volatile and fragmented, with no party able to command the substantial backing of the public that was once routine. The results from England’s local elections in May illustrate just how far politics has moved from the two-party dominance that characterised much of the 20th century.
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With more American troops arriving in Eastern Europe, NATO has bolstered its defensive positions around Ukraine—while Moscow has been warned the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline deal will be cancelled if it invades. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Composite ...
Labour's renationalisation of British Steel went ahead today as the Tories urged the government not to write a 'blank cheque' for the industry.
Andy Burnham wanted to take over as Britain’s prime minister on a wave of hope, positive vibes and a promise to end the Labour Party infighting that marred Keir Starmer’s premiership. That optimism is fading before he’s even taken office.
