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The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

Murdoch brainwashed Britain. That’s the comforting tale the left tells itself. But is it true?

The influence of News Corp is overstated – and politicians need to revamp their tactics and schmoozing accordingly

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch made his own rules – what is the media mogul’s real legacy?

Six experts on how the Australian-born entrepreneur’s newspaper titles and TV channels transformed the media landscape

The Guardian - UK

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century

The Independent UK

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Power and scandal: how Murdoch drove the UK, US and Australia to the right

He built a global conservative media empire, but the phone-hacking scandal and Dominion libel action almost undid the divisive mogul

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch and the rise and fall of the press barons: how much power do newspapers still have?

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence…

The Conversation

OPINION - ‘Red Ken’ had stark highs and lows, but this diagnosis is sad

Not many politicians got the better of Sir Tony Blair but Ken Livingstone has a claim. I remember one late summer’s day in 2005, travelling around Trafalgar Square in a car with Sir Tony, my then-boss and also the prime minister. Around us, people were clearing up after a festival…

Evening Standard

Ken Livingstone: former London mayor ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’

Evening Standard

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Ken Livingstone: Former London mayor ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’, his relatives said in a statement

The Independent UK

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’, his relatives said in a statement.

The Independent UK

‘Red’ Ken Livingstone has been a divisive figure during his 40-year career

The stalwart Labour politician has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 78.

The Independent UK

Would a junk food tax be succesful?

"To solve a complex problem you need subtle and connected changes in many areas"

Salon

The complex and corporate rise of the Tony Blair Institute

With more than 800 staff in 40 countries, the former PM is arguably more powerful than he was in No 10

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is borrowing from Tony Blair, but that doesn’t make him a Blairite

One thing they share is the belief that the purpose of politics is to make things happen – and you only get to do that by winning power

The Guardian - UK

Only taxing and spending can repair the damage of Brexit. Who will tell Labour?

Corbyn was lukewarm on Europe. Starmer will not go for re-entry. Blair wants fiscal restraint. When will the party learn?

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Casual Keir reshuffles his wardrobe to take on Dishy Rishi

Adidas trainers appear to be Keir Starmer’s answer to the PM’s Timberlands as he rekindles the spirit of dressed-down Blairism

The Conversation

Why taxing 'junk food' to tackle obesity isn't as simple as it seems

Former prime minister Tony Blair has called for more taxes on junk food to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis. This includes extending sugar taxes beyond just soft drinks, as well as taxing food that is high in salt and fat. Blair also called for restrictions on advertising unhealthy food.

The National (Scotland)

Mhairi Black: Keir Starmer should be 'mortified' to get Tony Blair's praise

BLAIRITES are “well and truly back in charge” of the Labour party, Mhairi Black has aid, after Tony Blair praised Keir Starmer for…

The Guardian - UK

A Symphony for a Common Man review – the diplomat who could have stopped the Iraq war

Story of expert who knew Saddam Hussein had no chemical weapons, but was ousted to give Bush and Blair a pretext for invading Iraq, plays out like a real-life version of George Clooney’s Syriana

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The Guardian - UK

Labour can’t tax and spend its way out of trouble, warns Blair

Former PM says Starmer could face an even gloomier economic situation than he inherited from John Major

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s caution may be frustrating, but it’s right. Voters no longer trust big promises

The Labour leader’s method of quiet but ruthless opposition appears to be in tune with this cynical age, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Tony Blair urges Labour not to resort to taxing and spending

The former premier said criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s policy offering as too bland was ‘nonsense’.

Evening Standard

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong: I don’t like the pressure on actors to do sex scenes

‘There’s an incredibly strong hierarchical power structure on a TV show,’ he says

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s been a good week’: Labour buoyed up by slick reshuffle and Tory woes

Party off to promising start to new parliamentary term but knows it cannot be complacent

The Guardian - UK

Lord Haworth obituary

Senior Labour official and historian who was instrumental in the party’s general election victory in 1997

The Guardian - UK

Former PM Sanna Marin quits Finnish politics to join Tony Blair Institute

Marin, who stepped down as leader of the Social Democrats after finishing third in April’s election, to resign as MP

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