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Reeves takes the long view
Rachel Reeves used her first Mansion House speech to outline a policy platform focused on building a new type of UK institution.
Simon Harris breaks cover and calls an early general election
After months of mounting and intense speculation, the Taoiseach has played his trump constitutional card with the calling of a general...
U.S. Plays its Trump Card
Eight years ago, the US Embassy, then run staffed by Barack Obama appointees, held an election-night party in London which was meant to...
Some initial reactions to what Trump’s victory means for the Middle East
Reflecting on the New York Times election swingometer this morning, I texted a Saudi-based friend, saying simply: It’s not good.
US Elections: A Middle Eastern Perspective
In a historic moment for global democracy, 2024 stands as the most significant election year on record. Seventy-two countries will hold...
Reeves the realist maps out the tough road ahead
When the late Alistair Darling got up to deliver the last Labour Budget more than 14 years ago, the economic backdrop was the fallout...
Businesses sought peace. Does Labour’s Industrial Strategy give it to them?
The Government’s new plan for growth picks up where previous Conservative strategies left off. That may not be a bad thing.
Too Good To Go Appoints Hanover
Too Good To Go, the social impact company dedicated to reducing food waste, has appointed Hanover as its communications consultancy.
Could Labour’s Freebies Row End Up Hurting Sport?
Hurrah! We have a Prime Minister who actually loves sport. Not, of course, in the same way as Boris Johnson did – by mowing down a small...
Culture shock - What to expect from DCMS under Labour
Poor old Thangam Debbonaire. On the morning of July 5, as Labour romped to a 174-seat majority, the former Shadow Culture Secretary could...
Things got better...but budget will be the real test
The disco music throbbed and the karaoke was well underway with performances of…well…varying quality from Angela Rayner, Lucy Powell,...
In Conversation with Former British Ambassador to the United States, Lord Kim Darroch
The US presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is a ‘toss up’, with the result in the hands of the 12 per cent of...
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