Jonty Bloom
26 July 2024
Why the pound is getting stronger
The end of the “idiot premium” has strengthened the value of sterling
Read the full article24 July 2024
Sanity is coming home
Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?
Read the full article19 July 2024
The perfect symbolism of Blenheim
One day - and a couple of subtle hints - showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain
Read the full article18 July 2024
A Brexit bombshell buried in the King’s Speech
Mirroring updated EU product rules will cheer industry and enrage Brexiteers
Read the full article17 July 2024
The two-child benefit cap must go
A way to scrap this unfair, unpopular policy should have been at the heart of Labour’s King’s Speech
Read the full article17 July 2024
Dodging the cost of Brexit
If the Treasury published an audit of the damage done by leaving, Starmer would face a serious political problem
Read the full article10 July 2024
Rebuilding Britain, on the cheap
Here’s how Rachel Reeves can start setting the economy back on track without breaking the bank
Read the full article07 July 2024
PM Starmer must get serious about Europe
The Labour government must now repair the damage done by Britain’s greatest ever political blunder
Read the full article03 July 2024
A conspiracy of silence
A lacklustre campaign has been marked by an unwillingness to get real about Britain’s problems
Read the full article02 July 2024
The dying Tories’ Project Fear
Wild, unsubstantiated claims about Labour’s plans recall the worst of George Osborne
Read the full article29 June 2024
UCLA says the UK is not OK
A damning report from a California university says we are in decline and decay
Read the full article28 June 2024
Brexit’s FDI crisis
Foreign investors are shunning Britain, and there is only one reason why
Read the full article26 June 2024
Britain is playing economic catch-up
Why have we failed to invest anywhere near as much as our rivals – and what can we do to put things right?
Read the full article25 June 2024
The original “bastard”
John Redwood: the man who got everything wrong
Read the full article20 June 2024
The productivity gap
The rest of Britain is catching up with London – but don’t celebrate just yet
Read the full article19 June 2024
The BBC failed us in 2016
The mainstream media made some spectacular errors of judgment in the run-up to the EU referendum and were played for fools by the Leave campaign
Read the full article18 June 2024
Brexit – signs of hope
If Labour wins, the grown-ups will be back in the room
Read the full article17 June 2024
Why the Brexiteers are lying about trade
A new book explains a dry, complex subject with verve and wit
Read the full article12 June 2024
Migration? Yes, please
Farage is wrong: immigrants make a positive contribution to our economy. Why won’t anyone say so?
Read the full article11 June 2024
Tory manifesto: going for broke
A load of cobblers, written by charlatans, promoted by the deluded
Read the full article10 June 2024
Why the Lib Dems’ single market stance matters
They won’t win the election - but at least they are the adults in the room
Read the full article06 June 2024
How the Tories sabotaged Britain’s universities
The world university rankings paint a dangerous picture for Britain, with 58% of UK unis declining in rank
Read the full article05 June 2024
Gove has torn us apart
A pro-Brexit, self-promoting opportunist, he did huge damage to Britain in a career marked by betrayals and duplicity
Read the full article04 June 2024
It’s the stupid economy
The debate over the nation’s economic health has headed off into fantasy land. It needs to come back to reality
Read the full article31 May 2024
The Tories’ legacy of waste
A new report spells out the depths to which they have sunk the UK
Read the full article29 May 2024
The Tories’ apprenticeship farce
The Tories want to cut university places to give more funds to a failing scheme
Read the full article29 May 2024
Jim Ratcliffe: a man disunited from reality
His team, Manchester United, won the FA Cup, but still face a tricky rebuild. Also difficult? His views on Brexit
Read the full article25 May 2024
Vive la difference
Jeremy Hunt says Labour wants to turn Britain into France. Would that be such a bad idea?
Read the full article24 May 2024
Does Sunak really think he is fooling anyone?
The prime minister needs to realise voters don’t like being lied to
Read the full article22 May 2024
You won’t win this election on the economy, stupid
Rishi Sunak’s gamble on going to the country looks sure to rebound
Read the full article22 May 2024
The Tories fail another exam
There’s a simple way to save our crisis-hit universities. But Rishi Sunak is the only one who can’t see it
Read the full article15 May 2024
Grant Shapps’ great Navy con
The defence secretary’s “golden age of shipbuilding” announcement merely reiterated plans made years ago
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