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Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy

Starmer appeared ruthless in banishing the influence of Jeremy Corbyn, and winning power – but far less certain on how to wield it

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction

These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Critics say Starmer is no Attlee – and they’re right. Labour must look to the future, not the past

All Labour leaders live in the shadow of his postwar triumphs. But he wasn’t perfect – and didn’t face the challenges of today, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025

Trump beating Biden in 2020 would have made the world a better place, says political expert

A different result would mean that ‘American politics would now be moving on’, David Runciman told Hay Festival audiences

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

‘Trump’s brain is rotting in front of us,’ says American professor

Academic and writer Sarah Churchwell also said that to claim that Joe Biden is as bad as Trump is ‘appalling’ and ‘dangerous’

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

Liz Truss book says husband predicted premiership ‘would all end in tears’

Short-lived PM also says she anticipated mini-budget ‘turbulence’ and compares herself to Brian Clough

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

Five Great Reads: questions I want answered

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2024

‘When I heard the first episode, I almost fell over’: it’s Guardian readers’ best podcasts 2023

From hilarious profiles of Disneyland to awe-inspiringly researched true crime shows – and Gary Lineker’s long-awaited podcasting debut – here are your most-loved shows of the year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023

The Handover by David Runciman review – is the future out of our control?

Surveying everything from hunter gatherers to Elon Musk, the Cambridge politics professor debates whether our fate is sealed by the machines we’ve created

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

The best politics podcasts of 2023: what the critics say

When it comes to British podcasting, politics seems to be king, said Patricia Nicol in The Sunday Times. Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart’s “The Rest is Politics” consistently tops the charts, and now has an interview offshoot show, “Leading”. “The News Agents” (with Lewis Goodall, Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel)…

The Week · May 25, 2023