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UK election
Fool Britannia: Brits hoping for a return to the Blair-era glory days are dreaming
Where Tony Blair arrived at a point of hope, Keir Starmer enters at a point of despair. The excitement and pride of 1997 have given way to deep cynicism and Brexit division.
- by Gary Nunn
Seventy years on, Oxford pub pays tribute to Bob Hawke’s legendary skol
Australia’s longest-serving Labor prime minister was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford between 1953 and 1956. In 1954, he drank a yard of ale.
- by Rob Harris
‘Your politics is better than people realise’: A cup of tea with Alastair Campbell
The former firebrand political adviser is enjoying later-in-life acclaim due to his acute political insights and relaxed demeanour.
- by Stephen Brook
Exclusive
Political leadership
Albanese must maintain centre ground, call out right-wing populism: Alastair Campbell
The former right-hand man to Tony Blair says Anthony Albanese can become the first long-term Labor prime minister in a generation by commanding the centre ground of Australian politics.
- by Paul Sakkal
‘Time to move on’: Ex-Finnish PM Sanna Marin quits politics, joins Tony Blair’s think tank
Marin, who was 37 years old when she took office in 2019, led Finland’s response to COVID and to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
BBC needs to ‘stand up for itself’ in wake of Huw Edwards scandal: Tony Blair
The former Labour prime minister said that while from “time to time” the BBC would face scandals he supported an “important British institution”.
- by Neil Johnston
‘Indefensible’ House of Lords to be replaced with elected chamber, Starmer pledges
The Labour leader will seek to replace it with an elected upper chamber that has a higher proportion of Scottish seats.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
The crypto industry’s house of cards is tumbling down fast
One of the biggest questions of the FTX debacle is why were so many of the biggest names in business, politics and the media so willing to go along with the whole charade?
- by Matthew Lynn
Analysis
King Charles III
Now that Charles is King, who will badger environmental vandals?
King Charles III may find it difficult to continue his advocacy for the environment from the throne.
- by Nick O'Malley
How Tony Blair’s son built a $587m fortune
The unique selling point of Euan Blair’s start-up is directly opposed to his father’s flagship education policy when he was in Downing Street.
- by Gareth Corfield
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