Analysis
— It has been a short but very eventful journey to the top for a man who has only been in parliament since 2015.
Analysis
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Analysis
— Liz Truss, the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, ran into trouble even before taking office.
UK Politics
— When government whips turned a vote on fracking into a vote of confidence in the government, confusion ensued. Eventually, Liz Truss had no choice but to resign.
Long-Read
— Ironically, as well as being deeply depressing, the most hopeful thing about this government is how utterly hopeless at governing it is proving itself to be.
Analysis
— If you don’t like the idea of being held accountable and having to answer for your actions then a leadership role is probably not for you. The top office is not a playground for ideological experiment.
Energy Crisis
— Energy price cap: there never was a ‘maximum bill of £2,500’. In fact, there is simply no cap on overall bills.
Qatar
— The stakes are high as over 1.2 million people prepare to travel to Qatar for the World Cup in November whilst calls to boycott the event as a response to concerns about the country’s human rights practices get stronger.
Analysis
— The autocratic regime of Ayatollah Khamenei is coming under pressure like never before because of the ‘Hijab’ protests that currently challenge the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic.
Analysis
— In her first party conference speech as prime minister, Liz Truss has emphasised that growth is the only solution.
UK Politics
— Keir Starmer has never made the creation of a story of us central to his leadership; his storytelling is an occasional practice. When he brings it out, his instincts are spot on, but so far he has lacked the courage of his convictions.
Environment
— Environmental groups have criticised the government’s approach to nature – but what is this approach and why is it concerning?
COVID-19 Inquiry
— An ongoing narrative seeks to shift the blame away from the government for mismanagement of the pandemic, by depicting it as beholden to all-powerful scientists.
UK Politics
— A quick look back at the history books might have deterred PM Liz Truss from her extreme actions.
UK Politics
— Forming a pact with the Liberal Democrats to form a ‘Progressive Alliance’ would make electoral sense in England – but Keir Starmer does not see it as a risk worth taking.
UK Politics
— There’s a mountain to climb but there are positive signs for the opposition in the first few weeks of Liz Truss’s government.
Long-Read
— Professor Chris Grey’s latest analysis: a big picture overview of how the Queen’s death coincides with the ever clearer failure of Brexit as a national strategy and the start of one of the most peculiar governments we have ever had.
