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Starmer’s Insecure Future Overshadows King's Speech Focused On ‘Our National Security'
Rarely, if ever, in the centuries-old tradition of the monarch addressing Parliament, can a King’s Speech have been delivered in the...
Labour’s runners and riders: Wes Streeting – Blairite caricature or consumer champion?
In the first of a series looking at the contenders to succeed Keir Starmer, our Advocacy and Health directors Larry Smith and Helen...
Local elections 2026: Labour sees Red as Farage paints the town Light Blue
After a febrile few months in which every day seemed to bring new dangers for Keir Starmer, there is an uneasy sense of calm as the...
Fragmented and increasingly geopolitical, Brussels combative lobbying arena shifts gear
Traditional Brussels advocacy strategies are no longer sufficient in today’s world; it’s a political arena much more than a regulatory...
Reeves's Steady Course Risks Being Blown Away By War
To say Rachel Reeves had a tricky backdrop for what had been billed as a low-key, steady-as-she-goes Spring Statement today would be an...
You Broke It, You Own It: Starmer Slips To Very Personal Defeat
Labour’s by-election loss – slipping into a poor third place in the face of a spectacular win by the insurgent Green Party – was a true...
How Prime Ministers Fall
Hanover’s experts have spent recent months analysing how would-be successors to Keir Starmer might approach the key issues facing...
Will Labour’s leadership crisis be sweet or sour for FMCG?
After a relatively quiet start to the year on the Labour leadership front, questions are again being asked about Keir Starmer’s grip on...
The Labour leadership crisis is only just beginning – are you prepared?
It’s been a quiet start to the year for Labour leadership rumours. But Keir Starmer’s poll ratings are still in the doldrums and would-be...
Brendan’s End of Year Irish Political Awards 2025
Politics is a tough old game – a form of blood sport if you like. Trust me, I’ve been there and done it.
Health 2025 - A Year In Review
From the start, 2025 promised to be a groundbreaking year, and it has lived up to that, with the healthcare sector at the forefront....
Ireland 2025 - The Year in Politics
In the words of Yeats: “All is changed, changed utterly”…kind of. 2025 was a year of change in Irish politics for sure, but then again,...
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