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Why a “True Labour” splinter party could succeed where the SDP failed
LABOUR is in the midst of a roller-coaster leadership election. Today a court ruled that the 130,000 people who have joined the party since January (most of them supporters...
Britain’s newly interventionist economic consensus is a question, not an answer
FOR much of the past two decades, a consensus has defined Britain’s industrial and labour policies; a theory of the country’s place in a globalised economy and of what...
Britain’s new prime minister will regret appointing Boris Johnson
IT WAS sweeping, ruthless and decisive. “Brutal reshuffle, prime minister?” shouted reporters as Theresa May arrived back in Downing Street after a morning going through Cameroons like a hot...
Theresa May will be Britain’s next prime minister
JUST when it looked like Westminster was settling into a long summer of party-leadership elections, Andrea Leadsom this morning cut the Conservative contest short by withdrawing from the race...
If Labour won’t stand up for Remain voters, it’s time for a new party
BARELY more than a week has gone by since 37% of eligible British voters backed Brexit—52% of those who participated—but already the political landscape is transformed. With Boris Johnson...
Britain is sailing into a storm with no one at the wheel
IT WAS a troubling exchange. On live television Faisal Islam, the political editor of SkyNews, was recounting a conversation with a pro-Brexit Conservative MP. “I said to him: ‘Where’s...
David Cameron quits Downing Street with a ruined legacy
“THE British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected.” With these words David Cameron acknowledged an outcome that he doubted would materialise:...
Beware the “Brintroverts”
Have polls putting Leave ahead overlooked shy, indecisive and hard-to-reach voters?