Another UK government is doing contradictory things when it comes to China Approach to expanding trade has been castigated for allowing Beijing to invest heavily in vital UK infrastructure The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025
Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry Taking control of the ailing company wasn’t an easy decision, but it makes sense. Hopefully the nationalisation phobia is passing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025
UK MPs post selfies to show attendance of rare Saturday session in parliament Recall for steel debate is an unusual event but bout of presenteeism has not gone unnoticed by constituents on X The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2025
Voices: The big loser from the collapse of British Steel is Ed Miliband and his green utopianism COMMENT: Labour came to power with a hugely ambitious plan to accelerate the drive to net zero – just as the country was turning against the costs involved, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2025
Labour MPs back Jeremy Corbyn's call for inquiry into UK involvement in Gaza MORE than 30 cross-party MPs have backed a call for an independent inquiry into the UK's involvement in the bombardment of Gaza. The National (Scotland) · Apr 9, 2025
The Guardian view on Starmer’s choices: time to be bold Editorial: Navigating a ‘new era’, the government must shed some of its old assumptions and begin to hug Europe close The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025
Tony Blair has warned Starmer against retaliatory tariffs – here’s why Tony Blair urges Starmer not to retaliate against Trump tariffs The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
Tony Blair urges Starmer not to retaliate against Trump tariffs Exclusive: In a rare intervention, the former prime minister says it’s not in UK best interests to hit back with own tariffs The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
UK needs to relax AI laws or risk transatlantic ties, thinktank warns Tony Blair Institute says enforcing stricter licensing rules for copyright-protected material will threaten national security interests The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025
Voices: Michael Gove explains why he abandoned Boris Johnson twice COMMENT: The former cabinet minister’s insights into the Conservatives’ struggles highlight the party’s deepening crisis and the challenges facing its future, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
Keir Starmer’s communications chief quits after nine months Exclusive: Matthew Doyle is second senior member of PM’s team to be in post for less than a year after election The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025
Millennial tech leader who held senior management roles at major companies says having cancer has killed her job prospects: 'I'm being told I should work for free' The millennial senior manager says she’s been out of work for 432 days and submitted 108 applications. Fortune · Mar 26, 2025
Voices: Labour’s hero-worship of Ed Miliband won’t save him COMMENT: Party members love the energy secretary, but Keir Starmer has already demonstrated his ruthlessness, says John Rentoul The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Why a journalist could obtain a minister’s ChatGPT prompts – and what it means for transparency When the New Scientist revealed that it had obtained a UK government minister’s ChatGPT prompts through a freedom of information (FOI) request, many in journalism and politics did a double take. Science and technology minister Peter Kyle had apparently asked the AI chatbot to draft a speech, explain complex policy… The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025 It is mission critical that Labour repairs the contract between citizen and state Smarter, more productive, government will require more than yet another bonfire of the quangos
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025 Cuts to welfare. Cuts to international aid. Has Labour lurched too far to the right? People on benefits are worried and some MPs are talking of ‘cruelty’. Is Keir Starmer’s plan to cut public spending a betrayal of his party’s values?
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025 Voices: Keir Starmer has been on a journey: From Corbynism to being ‘more Tory than Tony Blair’ COMMENT: And yet Labour MPs and members are remarkably quiet – that will not last, predicts John Rentoul
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025 Jonathan Powell: the veteran negotiator being lauded over US-Ukraine detente UK national security adviser may prefer to work behind the scenes but he found himself in the limelight this week
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025 Labour’s cautionary tale: how hereditary peers clung on for 26 years Delay in removing hereditaries from Lords illustrates how hard it will be to push through more significant changes
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Release of technology secretary’s use of ChatGPT will have Whitehall sweating Use of Freedom of Information Act to reveal Peter Kyle’s ChatGPT queries has shocked experts and left journalists wondering what to request next
The Conversation · Mar 13, 2025 What are Labour governments for? Why aid budget cuts are an existential matter What is the point of a Labour government? This is a question traditionally asked after Labour governments lose office. But it’s also a question asked while Labour governments are in office. And, sometimes, even when they still only recently arrived in office.
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 OPINION - Margaret Thatcher would have loved Keir Starmer — he's now more Tory than the Tories With policies echoing Thatcher, Keir Starmer is steering Labour towards a more right-wing stance
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 How Starmer finally found his voice as prime minister – by doing what even Tony Blair feared to do NEWS ANALYSIS: Buoyed by polls which show the public approves of his handling of the Ukraine crisis, Sir Keir has finally begun to look - and sound - like a prime minister. His defiant response to a Labour revolt over proposed welfare cuts is the latest sign of a marked…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2025 Benefits crackdown 'doomed to fail', warns senior Blair-era Labour figure PLANS to crackdown on disability benefits including PIP and Universal Credit are doomed to fail, a senior Blair-era party figure has warned
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025 Ignore the row: Oscar-winning No Other Land offers a vision of a shared Palestine forged in solidarity The documentary is both antisemitic and Israeli propaganda, according to critics. The truth is, it provides a rare glimpse of hope