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OPINION - Things can only get worse: why Labour doesn’t want an early election

Opposition parties are supposed to demand general elections, what with them being the only path to forming a government. Indeed, such is the power of this apparent truism that even Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour voted for an election in December 2019, despite the polls suggesting the party faced electoral annihilation.

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023

A history of our regulatory failure and undervalued resources

It was New Labour who started the policy shift away from proper enforcement to advice and education, writes Steve Tombs, while Seán Marriott says water companies have no incentive to manage their key resource properly

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

‘If you want cartwheels, I’m not your person’: Rachel Reeves on charisma, U-turns and rescuing the economy

Labour’s shadow chancellor is proud of her background, sure of her ability – and miserable about the choices she might face after a general election

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Fans and friends of Fiona Phillips send messages of support after Alzheimer's diagnosis

She had been suffering from brain fog and anxiety for months

Nottingham Post · Jul 5, 2023

Heartbreaking messages of support for Fiona Phillips – from Piers Morgan to Susanna and Lorraine

Piers Morgan, Lorraine Kelly, Susanna Reid and more have paid tribute to Fiona Phillips after she shared the news of she is bravely battling Alzheimer's aged just 62

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

Why it's time for Scotland to switch to the wellbeing economy

Thomas Bertram Lance, adviser to Jimmy Carter in the 1970s, coined a famous phrase: “If it ain't broke, don't fix it”.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2023

‘Locked in a death spiral’: the state of the NHS at 75

Doctors and senior hospital figures – as well as the official statistics – paint a bleak picture. But is there cause for hope?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

‘Rightwing, illiberal’: Labour MP Jon Cruddas condemns Keir Starmer’s ‘witch-hunt’

MP says moves to discipline Neal Lawson, who heads pressure group Compass, are a ‘disgrace’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

Labour divided over tactical voting to block Tories at by-elections

Exclusive: Starmer and Davey urged to strike informal deal – as new figures show success of tactical voting campaign

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

The event that will decide the next election has already happened – even if Rishi Sunak doesn’t know it yet

With inflation and mortgage rates painfully high, the government can no longer rely on votes from its blue wall, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023