‘We all know why you like Kemi’ – No, I don’t think you do, so I’ll tell you
Giles Dilnot
A brand may be left unaided by her own popularity it’s true, but it certainly can’t be helped by an unpopular leader, and this week a leader is how she’s looked.
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When the state gets in the way – it’s the British public that pays
Oliver Dean
When it comes to the economy, the state should not be welcomed with open arms. It should be treated with scepticism of the highest order.
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Healey quits as Defence Secretary with hard truths for Starmer in resignation letter
Giles Dilnot
His loss is a blow to Labour not just Starmer. However I doubt this is the last we see of John Healey in government, for what inevitably must come next: a change at the top.
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The political lessons of the murder of Henry Nowak, are not just about policing and the law
David Gauke
Contrary to his parents’ wishes, the murder has become a political – and divisive – issue. Naturally there is close scrutiny of how the police acted and about wider police culture. But it has also revealed more about the character, temperament and political strategies of some leading politicians.
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The Long Read – Kemi, it’s time to shuffle the pack
Matthew Jeffery
You can’t achieve renewal with faces associated with the past. The next election will not be won through nostalgia for previous Conservative governments or cautious opposition alone but by convincing the country that the party once again possesses confidence, clarity and ambition.
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Bob Seely
The Russian state is – probably – heading towards a reckoning. But it is a fool’s errant to predict when and where that might be, or what it may look like.
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It’s time to scrap the public sector equality duty
Katie Lam
The Public Sector Equality Duty has been a complete disaster. It’s long past time that we restore equality before the law in its place.
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Winning in Trafford. How we turned a 21-vote majority into almost 1,200 in two years
Shengke Zhi
Too many campaigns begin six months before polling day. Winning campaigns begin the morning after the count.
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Lord Ashcroft
This week we conducted focus groups in the Makerfield constituency among previous Labour voters weighing up the decision: whether to send Andy Burnham to parliament or switch to Reform UK.
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You cannot treat people equally by treating them differently, that doesn’t make sense
Nick Timothy
Even in law enforcement and the criminal justice system – where officers and prosecutors and judges have a high degree of autonomy for obvious reasons – there must be accountability. Public authorities cannot be used to advance political agendas without consent.
