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Does Labour have a death wish or does it secretly enjoy the agony of self-sabotage?

Keir Starmer may be keen to move on from the budget megashambles, but chaos is hardwired into his party

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025

Congratulations, everyone! Starmer survives another week, and it’s only cost us £26bn

Labour can proudly say this was a budget for working people – that is, if your job happens to be prime minister, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage

Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raise

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss?

Public life is a minefield and the best and brightest just don’t want to know. How convenient for foes of the most trusted news organisation in the world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

At last, a great institution filled with trusted public figures. Shame the Traitors don’t run Britain

The Celebrity Traitors drew to a magnificent close this week – and proved that these lying double-crossers are of a far finer calibre than our MPs, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Why doesn’t Lammy just bring in a new policy of accidentally jailing people?

Justice secretary seemed to be the only person not being released, as he hid from questions about latest prison mishaps

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025

Reeves wants to talk about the budget, but she’s taken a vow of white noise

Exclusive: It must be tough overseeing Schrödinger’s economy, fixing the foundations while also failing to fix them

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025

Three weeks till budget day – and now Rachel Reeves is ‘being honest’ about tax

The chancellor is levelling with us about the pain to come. Is there anyone outside Planet Rachel who couldn’t see that truth two years ago, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025

Now Andrew has been fired from the Firm, a nation wonders: who’ll be next?

The king is reduced to a blustering CEO, Prince William to his head of HR. This de-princing could leave the entire House of Windsor facing redundancy, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

It’s the noblest battle of our new free-speech age: Sarah Pochin’s anti-woke couch ad crusade

The Reform MP was driven ‘mad’ by the number of black and Asian people on the telly. What totally settled non-issue will her party tackle next, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025