There are important similarities between the current PM’s woes and John Major’s – but a very important difference, too.
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Only in coming years will we know if COP26 was a real game-changer for the planet, or just empty promises and spin.
Paterson has now resigned but the damage caused by MPs voting to block an independent decision has already been done.
The government has U-turned on a controversial plan to reform the independent parliamentary watchdog but it remains on course to take control of the independent body that runs elections in the UK.
The prime minister’s party has long sought to reconcile political popularity with fiscal constraint.
The Coalition government has shown contempt for accountability. It’s time more was done to safeguard standards and our democracy.
The satirical magazine has long been a unique example of conservatism and iconoclasm.
There’s a long list of pre-announcements, but it remains to be seen how much turns out to be smoke and mirrors.
Scott Morrison’s plan relies on many “heroic” assumptions which may or may not turn out to be reasonable.
The government is preparing to offer some kind of limited bailout to businesses that are struggling because of high electricity and gas prices.
At first glance, the polls suggest the government isn’t feeling the pressure. But there’s another way to look at the situation.
Current wage rises will be short term, and expensive for consumers.
The UK government sees a reliable and low-carbon solution to future energy crises in nuclear power.
Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.
Five years after David Cameron was pushing for tighter rules around disclosure of beneficial owners, nothing much has changed.
When preened and powdered aristocrats starting losing their heads, politicians learned to start dressing like ordinary people.
The image of a post-Brexit Britain with a strong international presence is being lost to the so-called special relationship.
Joe Biden seems to have little appetite for closer economic ties.
A look at the many systems of measurement that have been lost and changed throughout history.
Flexibility and accepting that stronger control measures might be needed is important given how uncertain things are ahead of winter.
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