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Compliance with COVID rules has been achieved in-spite of, not because of, the example set by some of those in power.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Justice Minister Dominic Raab.
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Plans by the government to regularly overturn court decisions are the perfect way to avoid accountability.
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The aesthetics of Allegra Stratton’s mock press conference made the revelations coming out of it so much worse.
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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.
Owen Paterson resigned as an MP following the scandal over his lobbying activities.
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Paterson has now resigned but the damage caused by MPs voting to block an independent decision has already been done.
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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.
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The prime minister’s party has long sought to reconcile political popularity with fiscal constraint.
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The Coalition government has shown contempt for accountability. It’s time more was done to safeguard standards and our democracy.
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The satirical magazine has long been a unique example of conservatism and iconoclasm.
‘Fingers crossed for a glorious 2022.’
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There’s a long list of pre-announcements, but it remains to be seen how much turns out to be smoke and mirrors.
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Scott Morrison’s plan relies on many “heroic” assumptions which may or may not turn out to be reasonable.
Glassmakers are among the industries seeking bailouts.
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The government is preparing to offer some kind of limited bailout to businesses that are struggling because of high electricity and gas prices.
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At first glance, the polls suggest the government isn’t feeling the pressure. But there’s another way to look at the situation.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak survey a railway site in Manchester,
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Current wage rises will be short term, and expensive for consumers.
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The UK government sees a reliable and low-carbon solution to future energy crises in nuclear power.
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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.
The buck stops with Boris.
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Five years after David Cameron was pushing for tighter rules around disclosure of beneficial owners, nothing much has changed.
Johnson: artfully unkempt as a way of life.
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When preened and powdered aristocrats starting losing their heads, politicians learned to start dressing like ordinary people.
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The image of a post-Brexit Britain with a strong international presence is being lost to the so-called special relationship.