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Valuable lessons from the first Labour governments

Letters: Dr Lynda Mountford, Kate Purcell, Carol Wilcox and Matthew Ryder on the legacy of Ramsay MacDonald

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How should Keir Starmer take on 2024? By looking back a century to Labour’s first government

Ramsay MacDonald’s short-lived victory holds three key lessons, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Let’s change parliament so it represents us better

Letters: Natalie Bennett and Sarah Palmer respond to Martin Kettle’s article about dysfunctional British politics

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Britain is a country that looks to its parliament. And the truth is, parliament is failing us

Of course faith in MPs is in decline: crises abound, and yet too many are incompetent, badly behaved and have the wrong priorities, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Migration is dominating Sunak’s premiership – but the pressure on Starmer may be even greater

Although Labour has successfully kept the spotlight on Tory incompetence, difficult battles are yet to come, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Lazy and fraudulent: we saw the true Johnson at the Covid inquiry – and why his like must never have power again

He confirmed himself as manifestly unfit. Those who gave Britain such a leader should carry the shame of it to their graves, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Europe has entered a new age of anxiety – and it’s dragging Britain along too

Far from freeing the UK from continental insecurities, Brexit has made some of them worse. Isolationism won’t help, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Gaza truce is a ray of hope in the darkness. Both sides must remember that

The deal divided the Israeli cabinet, and likely Hamas too – for now it suits their interests, but this is a very fragile pause, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Rwanda plan is dead in the real world, but will live on in the fantasyland of Tory politics

The supreme court judgment was clear. But that won’t stop the party’s nationalist wing believing they can still succeed, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Maybe Sunak does have a grand plan. But that king’s speech looked more like an admission of failure

This ragbag of unambitious measures bears all the hallmarks of a programme that can be quietly abandoned later, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Covid inquiry has exposed more than just a few bad apples – the whole system is rotten

The state was completely unprepared for the pandemic – and the next crisis won’t wait for us to fix it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Sunak’s shambolic government is achieving nothing. Must Britain really wait 15 months to throw it out?

Peter Bone’s suspension is likely to mean another lost Tory seat and a delay to the election we need sooner rather than later, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Joe Biden’s peace mission to Israel exposed the limits of US global influence

The stakes couldn’t be higher. A wider war in the Middle East could embolden Russia in Ukraine and encourage China over Taiwan, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The universal rules of war that emerged after 1945 are being broken – and not just in the Middle East

The world’s agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that’s no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Rishi Sunak’s speech showed what’s next for the Tories – and it isn’t him

At a chaotic conference, Suella Braverman wasn’t just preparing for a general election, but a leadership battle, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Look back at Giorgio Napolitano: learn the limits of dogma and how good leaders can change lives

The former Italian president was a communist who learned that the common good involves compromise, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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See Sunak’s green retreat for what it is: a ruthless short-term electoral gamble

The PM has calculated that he can gain points with his party membership and skew byelection results. But at what cost, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Ulez reveals a systemic problem with how UK government works – or rather, doesn’t

Most people want cleaner air and a better NHS, but partisan politics gets in the way. To bridge the gap, we need citizens’ assemblies, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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America on trial: the charges against Trump will decide the fate of a nation

The US has no precedents for a former president in the dock, but there are echoes of France’s pursuit of Marshal Pétain, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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In Northern Ireland, even a data breach can be deadly – and the ripple effects could be disastrous

The return of power-sharing has never been more urgent, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Independent politicians cannot be silenced by Westminster

Letters: Until we diversify where and how decisions are made, we’ll never see any real progress, says Jamie Driscoll. And Tony Maynard-Smith speaks up for Caroline Lucas

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In our polarised politics, there are no truly independent MPs – and Westminster is poorer for it

For voters, the choice is still between the established parties. A more rational politics remains tantalisingly out of reach, says Guardian associate editor Martin Kettle

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Can Labour retake Britain? Soon this Scottish byelection will let us know

What happens in Rutherglen and Hamilton West is a crucial test, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Don’t be fooled: this row is about more than Nigel Farage and Coutts – what lies beneath is Brexit

Why have Tories and a beleaguered PM fought this battle so fiercely? Because the ex-Ukip leader embodies leave and they fear him, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Starmer’s caution infuriates some in Labour. But there’s method in his mildness

With byelections being fought, and boundary changes in the offing, the Labour leader is wise to resist making promises, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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