Politics + Comment
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The politics sketchLess is more from Starmer and Reeves in contrast to Tory sound and furyJohn CraceThere’s been an energy to Starmer’s slumber and beneath the chancellor’s surface dullness there lies hope
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Travelling round Britain, I found it at a crossroads between fury and hope. Which way will Labour take us?
John HarrisVoters across the country spoke of familiar themes of doubt and disconnection – and a new, tentative belief in the future, says Guardian columnist John Harris -
The politics sketchNo rest for the winners: business secretary rushed on to Sunday politics showsJohn CraceJust 40 or so hours into his role, Jonathan Reynolds sounded much more sensible than anything we’ve heard in recent years
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Keir Starmer was once my apprentice – and this is how I think he might fare as prime minister
Geoffrey RobertsonHe is not offering great reform, but his Wilson-like workaholism and Attlee-like seriousness are what we need now, says Geoffrey Robertson KC -
Economics viewpointOf the UK economy’s two possible endings, the happy one is more likelyLarry ElliottWill the credits roll as Starmer wins big in 2029 or will Reeves be boxed in by her own fiscal rules and leave the economy in a worse state?