Barnaby Towns
02 June 2024
Why Starmer needs a French connection
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Renewing the Entente Cordiale in Macron’s remaining time in office will help bring Britain closer to Europe
Read the full article23 April 2023
Will Brexit destroy the Tories?
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The shifting make-up of Britain’s electorate will put pressure on both
Read the full article04 May 2022
There’s too much hand-wringing about Macron’s French landslide
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The president’s achievements have been underplayed - and they contain lessons for Labour and the Lib Dems
Read the full article11 April 2022
The action pact: A pro-European UK could be closer than you think… but only if the opposition is smart
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The parliamentary arithmetic calls for a Lib-Lab agreement to bring down the Brexiteers
Read the full article25 June 2020
How Donald Trump is hoping to replicate the success of Richard Nixon
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01 June 2020
The fight that shames Priti Patel’s pledge to treat all migrants equally and fairly
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30 April 2020
Populism has been punctured by the politics of the coronavirus pandemic
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23 March 2020
Coronavirus: Britain should look to France to see real leadership
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18 February 2020
Latest Downing Street rows confirm Boris Johnson is neither a liberal nor a Tory
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04 February 2020
Only a progressive alliance will stop Boris Johnson securing a second win
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19 January 2020
The clues to a Lib Dem recovery lie in a close look at their election results
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06 December 2019
BARNABY TOWNS: The Lib Dems can still win ultimate Brexit prize
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10 June 2019
Did the European elections spell the demise of the UK’s two-party system?
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28 January 2019
BARNABY TOWNS: Brexiteers’ Empire 2.0 vision will not work in 21st century
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