Craig Williams leaving 10 Downing Street in March.
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The UK Supreme Court has shown that misusing inside information to deliberately gain an objectively improper advantage, when gambling, constitutes cheating.
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Why we shouldn’t let the actions of a few taint the reputations of an entire political class.
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Britain’s centre left has been divided since the end of the first world war – now it is the centre right that has been split.
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The next government faces the daunting challenge of delivering for a public that has lost faith in the idea that it can change anything.
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Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Ed Davey and John Swinney faced a live studio audience, some of whom ended up losing their temper with the politicians.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, at the party’s economic policy launch on June 10 2024.
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Winning just a few seats would mean Reform would qualify for ‘short money’ – public funding for its operations – and would no longer have to rely on its own small donations pool.
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The next government should restore the value of benefits to cover the costs of living.
Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in December 2023.
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The Conservatives are claiming that allowing Labour a huge majority is constitutionally dangerous but in reality, it would have no extra powers.
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Boundary changes are making this election difficult to map, so we turned to the census.
The Mold Gold Cape was found in 1833 in North Wales and resides in the British Museum in London.
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Increased arts funding, more devolved powers and a strong sense of Welsh culture and pride.
A rise in people making the dangerous journey to the UK across the English Channel in small boats prompted a plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Nando Sigona and Michaela Benson argue Britain’s Rwanda plan was brought about as a result of a Brexit-made policy failure. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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The UK of 2024 is very different than 1997. Back then, Britons had hope for the future. Today, many are disaffected and cynical, hoping things won’t continue to get worse.
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Tony Blair found dentistry to be the most difficult aspect of the NHS. Will things be different this time?
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The Labour leader has sent mixed signals over the years.
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The necessary ingredient for all knife crime is knives. Reducing their availability is the most direct form of prevention.
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Politicians have not abandoned their interest in attracting mainstream media attention – and ideally, approval.
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Even marginal seats are really only contests between two parties. No wonder voters don’t feel enthusiastic.
Just don’t look at it, Dave. If you can’t see it, then it can’t see you.
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The absence of ideas about Britain’s direct neighbour and trading partner is only storing problems for the future.
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Making a ‘boring’ campaign more exciting, or just distracting from the issues that matter most?
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Rishi Sunak hasn’t actually lost this election yet – but you wouldn’t know it after listening to his colleagues.