Angela Rayner’s expansive policy brief faces the threat of ‘short-termism’ perhaps more than any other. If Labour win power, will Rayner be able to fight against these short-term political incentives?
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Once upon a time, questioning the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU was effectively taboo. But times have changed and the public might be more on board than before.
With less than a week to go until the Voice referendum, the polls are looking grim for the “yes” campaign.
A prime minister who has been an MP for nearly a decade now wants to challenge 30 years of ‘vested interests’.
The former chancellor and shadow chancellor have revealed how their parties collaborated on devising some of the most damaging policies of the past 20 years.
The prime minister has acknowledged that a narrative of national decline is setting in – but he has been unable to disentangle himself from it.
The pressure to ‘have a good conference’ is immense for a party hoping to win an election. But the anxiety isn’t really evidence-based.
The SNP are set to lose a seat in a vote triggered by a COVID scandal. But this is not one of their safer seats at the best of times.
Research has long suggested that women shift left on a generational basis, but we think something else is happening here.
The latest findings from the British Social Attitudes survey suggest younger voters appear to have little faith that public spending will be directed their way.
The show is being rebroadcast for a new generation and is more educational and political than it might have first appeared.
The plight of those who felt compelled to leave when that reality ended is often overlooked.
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
With his own MPs blocking his every policy, Sunak doesn’t appear able to get much done.
By focusing on the disruption caused by Just Stop Oil, politicians avoid having to talk about the substance of their argument.
The reality is that cooperation has deepened, but one side seems reluctant to acknowledge that with a formal deal.
Research found people were not confident about the government’s leadership in meeting net zero.
The opposition is divided over whether it will win over voters by promising more public investment or by proving it is economically restrained.
An argument over London’s ultra low emissions zone threatens to engulf UK politics.
Support for the Voice to Parliament continues to slide - but there are some small glimmers of hope for the “yes” campaign.
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