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Time and again, the British prime minister has sought to go his own way. But was this really a ‘world beating’ strategy?
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PODCAST: The fourth part of a series from The Anthill Podcast on how the world has recovered from past crises examines the aftermath of the second world war in the UK.
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Charities played a vital role in the reconstruction of post-war Britain. But they had a very different relationship with the government.
Marcus Rashford has turned his public profile towards helping people in crisis during the lockdown.
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How the Manchester United and England star gave the UK government a lesson in the power of moral leadership.
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Telling the public lockdown rules are just good common sense is irresponsible.
Protesters stand outside parliament during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London.
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Matt Hancock’s assertion that the cabinet has ‘diversity of thought’ is not enough to address the sense of disillusionment being expressed on the streets of the UK.
Protesters throw statue of Edward Colston into Bristol harbour.
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After years of inaction by authorities, protesters have forced the point – opening a new chapter in this monument’s history.
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There’s an important difference between responses before and after people learned the prime minister’s chief adviser was not following the rules.
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Politics, fandom and young people dancing to speeches.
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Research shows lower income groups have a very different perspective on the economy.
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The Prime Minister is banking on people forgetting about his latest scandal by the time the election rolls around. But a far more serious threat lies ahead.
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The lack of remorse from either the prime minister or his adviser could be their undoing.
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The prime minister’s adviser claims to have warned about coronavirus pandemics last year. The internet nerds say otherwise.
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Fear is actually an important element of a government’s toolbox but once you lose control of it, you can’t get it back with ease.
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Do people at the top think there is one rule for them and one rule for others? Bluntly, yes, they do.
Boris Johnson announces his new plan, to widespread confusion.
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Confusion abounds over what people are allowed to do now, which is the one thing you don’t want in a public information campaign.
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Data privacy is a major concern but people seem willing to download the app.
Boris Johnson has signalled that some lockdown measures will be eased on Monday,
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For the government a Sunday announcement has several advantages, many of them to do with the news agenda.
Scottish and Welsh 16 and 17-year-olds can vote while their peers across the border are still disenfranchised.
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There needs to be fair and equal voting rights for young people in England and Northern Ireland.
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A survey of the general public shows they blame each other more than their leaders.