Burnham and Healey’s budget has trapped us in a doom loop
A budget is not just about the public finances. It is the annual economic set-piece where the government presents its broader aims and strategy. For a new administration especially, the…
A budget is not just about the public finances. It is the annual economic set-piece where the government presents its broader aims and strategy. For a new administration especially, the…
It’s time to start stockpiling spam, stashing your petty cash and hoarding hand sanitiser, according to the UK government. The ‘Be Ready’ campaign, launched last week by defence secretary Wes…
Andy Burnham provided one of those rare moments at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday when a politician inadvertently crystallises an entire political philosophy in a single sentence. Challenged over defence…
In a way, this has always been the case. In an attritional conflict, the ability to produce, replace and sustain military capability matters as much as the weapons a country…
In the wake of the Brexit vote in 2016, it soon became received wisdom across the West that the UK’s exit from the European Union was a unique event. Other…
There is an old Ukrainian proverb: a gentle calf suckles two mothers. ‘Gentle’ has never been Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s style. ‘Clever’ is a better fit. And he has been…