Why we should break up the Met
The “bad apples” defence does not explain why toxic people are attracted to the police.
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Fear and loathing at the BBC
In an era of fake news and hyperpartisan media, the rationale for a public-service broadcaster is stronger than ever.
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The quiet consensus
Britain’s fundamental problems – dismal productivity, regional inequality, dilapidated infrastructure – long pre-date the EU referendum.
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The rewards of diplomacy
The Windsor framework represents unambiguous progress, and could clear the way for power-sharing to resume in Northern Ireland.
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How to remake the Union
The path is open to Labour, the founding party of devolution, to offer a reconfigured United Kingdom.
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The end of the Brexit taboo
Only the most ideological Leaver – of which there are a diminishing number – would contend that Brexit has done…
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The decline of the One Nation Tory
That Rishi Sunak is under pressure to pursue a Trussite agenda is a reflection of how narrow the Conservatives’ ideological…
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The hapless Mr Sunak
What the UK requires is a prime minister who can lead and inspire; what it has is a vacuous management…
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