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Thatcher’s enduring legacy and most heinous sin

Letters: David Redshaw is staggered by Keir Starmer’s admiration for her, Brian Hughes says her government created the illusion of an economic miracle, while Charles EL Gilman disputes her total hostility to the EU

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Margaret Thatcher set Britain’s decline in motion – so why can’t politics exorcise her ghost?

MPs on all sides pay homage, while her failures are forgotten, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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There’s little choice for a disconnected electorate

Letters: Dr Fiona McMillan thinks there is no difference between the Tories and Labour on important social issues, while Chris Ottewell believes political leaders simply try to cynically reflect what they think the public wants

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Britain is usually excited when it boots out a tired old government. Not this time

There is a disconnect between the UK’s main two political parties and their supporters – and its origins go back much further than the past few years, says Andy Beckett

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The left is smeared as the angry mob again and again. In reality, it is the target of political violence

These threats don’t just seek to intimidate leftwing politicians, it makes them seem a risk to voters, too, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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MPs, understand this: protests are inevitable when you fail to represent the people

Politics is not just an activity conducted in Westminster corridors, with the voters locked out, says the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Anderson and Braverman shout loudest, but one man has led the toxification of the Tories: Michael Gove

As an influential constant in government, Gove has been key to the process of rightwing radicalisation, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The frightening thing is not that Tories are paraded as more fiscally competent. It’s that even Labour believes it

Abandoning its £28bn green plan betrays a lack of self-belief that has long bedevilled the party, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Thatcher was right: Tory moderates have no power over the party’s ruthless rightwing extremists

The civilising influence of the ‘wets’ is a myth. The party’s angriest elements always end up back in the driving seat, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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After 14 years of Tory misrule, voters will crave a fresh start. That may be a blessing for Starmer – or a curse

British politics has been drained of all credibility. The Labour leader could turn low expectations to his advantage – for a time, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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A lesson from Harold Wilson for Keir Starmer: don’t let the right undermine Labour’s achievements

Millions of lives were improved by reforms in the 1960s and 70s, from anti-racism laws to equal pay – yet many voters see his tenure as a failure, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Three-day week, 50 years on: lessons from a previous Conservative government struggling with a cost of living crisis

Midwinter. War in the Middle East. Energy crisis. Rising prices borne disproportionately by low-wage workers, particularly in a public sector squeezed by a “Tories in turmoil” UK government.

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Britain’s rich are living in a golden era. Labour should not be scared to end it

The wealthy elite’s dominance of our impoverished society is often seen as inevitable, even natural – but their spell can be broken, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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A dock of sorts for the men who failed Britain during Covid – but they may yet escape

The dereliction of Boris Johnson and his allies is daily being laid bare, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The Tories have tumbled down the hard-right road

Letters: The sooner we get rid of this government the better, says Dave Pollard. Plus letters from Paul McGilchrist and Alan Gray

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The reason for these cynical power grabs: the weaker the Tories become, the stronger they need to appear

Anywhere else, this government’s tactics would look like a slow-motion coup. In Britain now, voters find them risible, says the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Labour is edging towards a hollow election victory – sowing the seeds for future disaster

Tracking right and backing a divisive war, Keir Starmer’s party resembles the Labour of 2005, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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What next for the Conservative party?

Letters: The centre-right should not see politics as simply the advancement of corporate interests, writes Stephen Barber. Plus letters from Keith Flett and John Nicholson

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Thatcherite conservatism is on its last legs. I’ve had a disturbing glimpse of what might replace it

The global political right is flailing. If it is to reinvent itself, it will need a fresher vision than that espoused by Peter Thiel, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Starmer sells himself on stability – but does that benefit the country, or just business and elites?

The pursuit of ‘stable government’ could become a trap: there will be great pressure from the establishment to keep its privileges intact, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Dogmatic, desperate and out of ideas: Manchester was the Tories’ last hurrah

Harking back to past glories was high on the agenda. But the jostling to replace Sunak suggests some are eyeing the future, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Labour and Tories, beware: endlessly shifting to the right won’t save the country

Self-styled ‘realists’ of both parties underestimate the depth of voters’ disillusionment, says the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Is the UK falling behind other rich economies? Yes, but that’s only part of the story

National wealth can mask, or even create, other problems. After all, we’re more than an economy: we’re a society, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The coup in Chile, 50 years on

Letters: Alan Angell points out that there was widespread opposition to the military regime in the UK. Plus letters from David Purdy and Nick Moss

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The 1973 coup against democratic socialism in Chile still matters – there, in Britain and beyond

It happened 50 years ago, changed the course of world history – and revealed just how authoritarian conservatives are, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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