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‘No-drama Starmer’: How Labour would govern

‘It’s not politics as spectacle. It’s politics designed to get better outcomes,’ says one insider, as Starmer looks to cut NHS waiting lists and improve security

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

Lacking hope, desperate for change: the UK towns devastated by Tory rule

Across Britain, the impact of austerity has reached breaking point, but few believe Labour will turn things around

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024

Sir Howard Bernstein obituary

Public servant who spearheaded the regeneration of post-industrial Manchester as the city council’s chief executive

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Keir Starmer’s Trident triple lock: how Britain’s obsession with nuclear weapons has become part of election campaigns

With a campaign slogan of “change”, Keir Starmer is on a mission to persuade the electorate that the Labour party of 2024 is different to the one of 2019. Part of this is his unequivocal “triple lock” commitment to Trident, the UK’s nuclear weapon system.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024

Why Labour staffers and MPs don’t say no to ‘power behind the throne’ Sue Gray

Starmer’s chief of staff came with a reputation as an inquisitor and is not one to work in the shadows

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

UK Government security debt is putting public sector cybersecurity at risk

New research shows that the UK public sector has a worrying amount of security debt, and it will take a while to fix

TechRadar · May 29, 2024

Can Labour bring Britain the major reset we need?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Martin Kettle on Britain’s democracy and governance

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

OPINION - There is something very British about the infected blood scandal

As much as the seven-volume report that it launched, Sir Brian Langstaff’s remarkable speech yesterday at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster was a milestone in the history of the modern British state. Its specific theme was the contaminated blood scandal in which 30,000 people were infected with HIV or…

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024

‘Nothing will change’ after damning blood report warns Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings

Also accuses prime minister Rishi Sunak of delivering a ‘bullshit’ apology for the scandal

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

Infected blood scandal: Calls for Hillsborough law to stop future NHS cover-ups as £10bn compensation unveiled

A £10 bn compensation package is set to be outlined in parliament today for all those affected by the blood scandal

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024