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April 2025

Susan Hall couldn't, could she?
The defeated candidate for mayor is back to lead the London Tories, in the latest sign the party has lost interest in winning back the capital
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Jack Kessler
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The forever war at the heart of government
Britain’s real battle isn’t Labour vs Conservative. It’s Treasury vs Home Office. And it’s a fight no election can end
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Jack Kessler
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The winners and losers of American atrophy
With universities in crisis, visas restricted and lower salaries across the board, Britain is poorly placed to seize the benefits of Trump's attacks on…
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Jack Kessler
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It could have happened here
Trump 2.0 shows the damage a Corbyn government would have wrought in Britain
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Jack Kessler
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(NHS can't get no) Satisfaction
The British public is intensely unhappy with the health service. There is reason to think things could get worse
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Jack Kessler
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Do the Lib Dems really want to replace the Tories?
Ed Davey has set his sights on Middle England. That will require a rightward shift his party may not want to make
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Jack Kessler
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The rule of law is a cost of living issue
Trump's tariffs are bad for the economy. So too is sending legal residents to a foreign gulag (not to mention, you know, depraved)
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Jack Kessler
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Why is European business class so rubbish?
Airlines love it, which is usually a pretty good sign that customers are being taken for a ride
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Jack Kessler
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British politics is still addicted to cakeism
From China to Brexit and immigration, few are willing to admit the existence of trade-offs
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Jack Kessler
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