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Talking about how an emergency came about is not very useful when you are knee deep in the consequences
Churchill in 1925
John Bird

Talking about how an emergency came about is not very useful when you are knee deep in the consequences

Michael Gove takes left turn at the Conservative Party Conference
Michael Gove
Politics

Michael Gove takes left turn at the Conservative Party Conference

Bowie thrived on chaos, but this government's mess is something else
David Bowie
Paul McNamee

Bowie thrived on chaos, but this government's mess is something else

Will Keir Starmer lead Labour back into government? The view from the party conference in Liverpool
Keir Starmer wears a white shirt and red tie and smiles at the camera
Labour Party Conference

Will Keir Starmer lead Labour back into government? The view from the party conference in Liverpool

Rachel Parris: 'Trump and Johnson are gone but the joke's still on us'
Rachel Parris
Rachel Parris

Rachel Parris: 'Trump and Johnson are gone but the joke's still on us'

We can't afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook
House of Commons
John Bird

We can't afford for Truss to be conservative in her outlook

Prime minister, here’s how much it will cost to save the country this winter
Prime minister Liz Truss
Richard Murphy

Prime minister, here’s how much it will cost to save the country this winter

Britain needs to do more to bring war criminals to justice
Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, has seen recent protests against the government. Image: Steven MacKenzie
Yasmin Sooka and Frances Harrison

Britain needs to do more to bring war criminals to justice

Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'
Liz Truss
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: 'It’s really unsettling watching Liz Truss hurtle towards Downing Street'

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
A majority of the public also wants reforms to stop working parents being priced out of childcare. universal credit
Megan Jarvie

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis

The Secret Civil Servant: We come up with solutions and ministers ignore them
The Secret Civil Servant

The Secret Civil Servant: We come up with solutions and ministers ignore them

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak could learn from the Obama summer playlist
obama liz truss rishi sunak
Paul McNamee

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak could learn from the Obama summer playlist

Creative thinking flourishes everywhere except in government
A suitcase of flowers
John Bird

Creative thinking flourishes everywhere except in government

This caretaker government shouldn't be sheltering from the storm
Paul McNamee

This caretaker government shouldn't be sheltering from the storm

Austerity, Brexit, Covid and the cost of living crisis: The damage 12 years of Tory rule has done to the UK
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead

Austerity, Brexit, Covid and the cost of living crisis: The damage 12 years of Tory rule has done to the UK

With Westminster is in turmoil, who is left to govern?
10 downing st, general election
Paul McNamee

With Westminster is in turmoil, who is left to govern?

Politics is beginning to look like a toxic sludge
John Bird

Politics is beginning to look like a toxic sludge

Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty
David Cameron
John Bird

Green shoots of recovery can help break the cycle of poverty

While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK's future
the queen
Paul McNamee

While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK's future

Decades of initiatives didn't solve poverty. What can we do now?
poverty

Decades of initiatives didn't solve poverty. What can we do now?