T he prime minister’s issue, so far in his short time in office, has been the cost of living. He has, among other measures, ...

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Once-solid bipartisan US support for the Jewish state is no more. The consequences for Israel will be enormous ...

Factionalism in the Labour party will never die. From John Golding to Luke Akehurst, Vladimir Derer to Jon Lansman, factions and faction fighting will always animate the internal life of the party.

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What does the World Cup mean to you? This year’s tournament has been highly political so far: as it began, one of the host nations was at war with one of the competitors and referees and staff have ...

The second Trump presidency has proved beyond doubt that cowardice is contagious. A blustering, mentally unstable bully has cowed powerful law firms, giant media companies, venerated universities and ...

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Why public administration should not be done by means of settlement agreements ...

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It might feel like he has been in power forever, but I promise you, it really has only been a few weeks ...