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From Brexit to the cost of living, Tory governments exploit crises to evade scrutiny

In an age of constant upheaval voters can miss how badly the country is being run, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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There is no single ‘national mood’ – just ask Britain’s republicans

In the short term, the Queen’s passing will boost support for the monarchy. But that could soon fade away, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Is Starmer finally making a breakthrough by pledging to freeze these outrageous energy prices?

Labour has leapt in the polls, and even Tory voters like the idea. Now the party needs to realise gas bills are just the start, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Thatcherism is an obsolete ideology – but it’s the only one that Sunak and Truss have

The Tories see fresh thinking as a luxury, so their leaders are sticking with an orthodoxy that’s well past its sell-by date, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Labour should be winning – but this Tory leadership circus is drowning Starmer out

Compared with the novelty of a new Conservative premier, the no-frills Labour leader is failing to show he is a fresher option, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Tory leadership rivals are swapping Boris Johnson’s illusions for their own

Instead of investing in public services, they propose tax cuts; instead of tackling the excesses of business, they promise a free for all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Striking workers are providing the opposition that Britain desperately needs

The strikes are gaining momentum, and public opinion is behind them – could they transform our economic landscape, asks Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Look around, the Great Conservative Experiment has failed in the UK

Beneath the bluster, Conservative rule has become no more than shifting the blame for Britain’s problems, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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No end to public transport woes in the suburbs

Letters: Jill Whitehead on the lack of transport links in the south London suburbs, and Val Seddon on the dismal lack of bus shelters

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A bike, a skateboard or the Elizabeth line? It depends where you want society to go

Though people have new ways to travel singly, it is shared services that weld us together, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Rampant inflation breaks the status quo – no wonder the government is spooked

The return of soaring prices could lead a fragile, divided country into uncharted territory, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Boris Johnson rose on promises of a glorious future. Now all he has left is a painful present

From Brexit to ‘Boris Island’, he made a career out of vague, eye-popping plans that have all turned to dust, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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To capitalise on Tory disorder, Labour must set out a clear vision and policies

Letters: Peter Riddle says Keir Starmer should focus on open and honest politics, David Redshaw suggests rehiring Tony Blair’s attack dog, and Geoff Reid has a theory about the current Labour leader’s caution

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Keir Starmer the grownup needs to rediscover the radical youth he once was

The Labour leader hopes his sober, moderate image will take him to No 10. But a nation in need of change demands more of him, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The Tories profited from Labour ‘chaos’ in the 1970s. Can Starmer do the same now?

Labour must hammer the message home that these are the worst of times, and pin the blame squarely on Boris Johnson, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Betraying old friends, making new enemies: the Tories have lost the plot

Treating group after group of voters as expendable is a luxury the Conservatives may not be able to afford, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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How the British upper class came to serve the global elite

Who better to meet the needs of global capitalism’s mega-rich than Britons who grew up with staff themselves? asks Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The conflict between a just war and peace

Letters: Readers respond to articles by Andy Beckett and the Stop the War coalition on how pacifists are being demonised over the war in Ukraine

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Pacifists are being elbowed out of British politics just when we need them most

Being anti-war doesn’t mean being pro-Putin. Yet the peace movement has found itself being demonised, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Britain’s long consumer binge is ending – and the political fallout will be huge

The cost-of-living crisis is a direct challenge to the kind of lives many of us have become accustomed to living, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The Tories are in trouble – but history tells us a scandal can strengthen them

The party’s current crisis may be one of the sporadic upheavals that cements its longterm dominance of British politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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