Tony Blair
Tony Blair’s think tank worked on ‘Trump Riviera’ plan for Gaza
Staff from the former prime minister’s organisation worked on a future concept for Gaza, giving it a glitzy, Dubai-like makeover.
- Dominic Penna
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The Macrons have always shown a united front. Now we’ve had a glimpse behind the curtain
It was supposed to be a routine presidential visit. But as the doors of Emmanuel Macron’s plane opened we instead got a rare glimpse of a power couple’s extraordinary dynamic.
- Susanna Galton
- Analysis
- Paris Agreement
How Tony Blair helped out Matt Canavan in his war on net zero
The unlikely comments of an elder statesman of the climate movement – and warfare inside the Nationals – show how fragile the politics of net zero are.
- Nick O'Malley
- Analysis
- Renewables
A political tide is turning across Europe, and at its centre is a hard truth
A plan to ban hybrid cars has been quietly delayed and a third runway at Heathrow is back on the table as easy green promises crumble under the weight of harsh reality.
- Rob Harris
Media manipulation a threat to our democracy
Our media has suffered greatly because of the manipulation by powerful overlords with a political axe to grind. Democracy and media independence are continually at risk, and we can only hope that our version of them survives.
- Opinion
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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