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Low expectations are a gift to Labour
Yes, the inheritance was bad. Still, even small improvements will feel like progress
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Jack Kessler
Starmer risks U-turning without a destination
You can't reverse your economic project if you don't have one
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Jack Kessler
Why Kamala Harris lost in 2024
Trump’s secret weapon wasn’t MAGA — it was his ability to mobilise non-voters
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Turning voters on (and sending them off to Farage)
Labour risks raising the salience of immigration — without meaningfully reducing the numbers
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Jack Kessler
Make Brexit Invisible
Vote Labour, skip the queue
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Remembering the Big Bang
19 years on from Federer versus Nadal in Rome
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Once was enough
If you thought leaving the EU was hard, try rejoining it
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Borrowing from the best
Why some speeches become unforgettable — and what they do to those of us who write for a living
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Jack Kessler
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The immigration trap
How the fiscal rules help (and hinder) the migration debate
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Small boats weren't the first choice
The UK cracked down on lorry smuggling. Migrants found another way
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A very Trumpian trade deal
Only Donald Trump could make Brexit Britain look strategic
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Soccer, Samba and... aerospace
Amid China Boeing bans and US tariffs, Brazil's Embraer lands a geopolitical sweet spot
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Jack Kessler
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