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OPINION - Signs of green shoots for our economy? Sadly, I don’t think they exist

For those of a certain maturity, the Nineties offered mixed messages. The overthrow of Margaret Thatcher, the ERM debacle and the humiliation by elements in his own party of John Major were all associated with enduring economic misery. The arrival in 1997 of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the independence…

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023

A union renewed, two-party politics revived: is this the new Restoration? Sunak and Starmer hope so

In their own different ways, the two leaders dream of a return to ‘normality’ – but that’s what got us into this mess , says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023

Labour on track for 1997-style landslide over Tories: poll says

Labour holds a 17-point lead over the Conservative Party, setting up a potential landslide win at the next general election similar to Tony Blair’s in 1997, according to a BMG survey for the i newspaper.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023

What are Keir Starmer’s five ‘missions’ for future Labour government?

Labour leader says his plan will fix ‘fundamental’ problems facing Britain and give the UK the ‘confidence’ to move forward as a country

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Keir Starmer denies U-turn on pledges and insists ‘vast majority’ of Labour members back him

Labour leader says he has been forced to ‘adapt’ some principles set out during campaign to replace Corbyn

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Ahern: New British government may be needed to reach protocol deal

The former taoiseach was speaking during a panel discussion with Alastair Campbell.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Travel expert says Brits will soon no longer need paper passports at airports

Chris Briggs, senior president of identity at document verification company Mitek, has said digital IDs will soon be a reality, following an intervention by former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative chief William Hague

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Explainer-What is the Good Friday Agreement and when was it signed?

The Good Friday Agreement largely ended the "Troubles", three decades of violence that had racked Northern Ireland since the late 1960s. It was signed on April 10, 1998 - which fell that year on Good Friday in the Christian Easter holiday.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Women, Beware the Devil’s Lydia Leonard on the new Almeida show and playing Cherie Blair in The Crown

‘It was like being on Stars in Their Eyes’

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Everyone in UK should be issued with Digital ID, say Tony Blair and Lord Hague

Their plan would involve a new ID incorporating details such as a passport, driving licence, tax records, qualifications and right to work status which could be stored on a mobile phone

Wales Online · Feb 22, 2023