In going for an early election focused on Brexit, the Conservative government knows even the superficially good economic news is unlikely to last.
Four years of GDP growth, high levels of employment, the deficit down to pre-2008 levels and the stock...
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After the ‘longest suicide note in history’ back in 1983, Labour, on its journey towards modernisation, latched on to the idea of the ‘symbolic policy’: a policy that illustrates a party’s long term values and vision while also connecting strongly...
The opinion polls currently point towards a general election result for the Labour party so catastrophic it leads to a political earthquake and the long-term realignment of British politics. Theresa May’s Conservatives are significantly ahead on critical indicators of electoral...
Under the last administration, the US was finally facing up to its responsibilities on climate change. While the new president and his team might want to sabotage their climate commitments, they are likely to find that the global momentum for...
On triggering article 50 the prime minister’s biggest hurdle is an expectant nation. Evidence consistently shows that people expect Brexit to deliver more trade, less migration and cessation of any financial relationship with the EU. And with reason: this is...
A week after the referendum result, British MEPs arrived back in Brussels to see a huge sign in the windows of the parliament building. It read: 'We Will Miss You!' Well actually the 'M' had fallen off sometime during the...