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The SNP is the most vulnerable it’s been in a long time. But only a fool would write it off

While Humza Yousaf faces an uphill battle reviving his party, Britain continues to slowly come apart at the seams, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Boris Johnson has been sliced and diced. The real winner is Rishi Sunak

What mattered was that a stake should be driven through the heart of the beast. And, to a quite unexpected degree, it was, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Rishi Sunak is shaping up to be a prime minister Keir Starmer should be wary of

Sunak’s handling of the NI protocol suggests a leader – and a Tory party – with more left in the tank than some think, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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‘Just give Ukraine the planes’ is the battle cry of the armchair generals. It’s not that simple

A year on from Russia’s invasion, there is no shortage of pontification. What’s required now is statecraft, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Nicola Sturgeon is going. Does that mean the United Kingdom will survive?

The big question posed by the resignation of the first minister is whether this is a watershed moment for Scottish independence, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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We’re ready to talk covertly about Brexit failure – but still far from ready to fix it

Contrary to what leavers say, it’s not a betrayal to discuss Brexit’s shortcomings – but it should be done openly, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Dealer 'Masked Swan' unmasked by fingerprints on picture of him holding cannabis

Former DJ used his 'big horrible Serbian mate' to enforce £100,000 as he traded in heroin and cocaine

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Biden’s State of the Union speech was in stark contrast to Britain’s dearth of economic ideas

The US president’s strategy is a world away from anything the Tories have to offer, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Dealer used his 'big horrible mate' to enforce £100,000 drug debt

'Masked Swan' trafficked up to 123kg of heroin, cocaine and cannabis and saw £15k as small change

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Truss and Brexit have sunk Britain’s economy – and the right is in deep denial about both

The global economy is hardly booming, but the UK is at the bottom of the pile of developed nations for two clear reasons, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Sending tanks to Ukraine makes one thing clear: this is now a western war against Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskiy is finally getting the help he wants, but it places more of Ukraine’s future in US hands, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Blocking Scotland’s gender bill is no anti-woke crusade. But it’s not a democratic outrage either

Some may suspect Rishi Sunak of trying to start a culture war, but there is a real legislative problem here, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Tories’ anti-strike bill will only lead to even greater industrial upheaval

This proposed legislation will do nothing to end the current disputes. Instead, its vagueness will give ministers dangerous new powers, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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It’s time to give unions a seat at the table in talks about how Britain is run

This winter’s wave of strikes isn’t just a protest at poor pay, but at a broken economic and political system, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Suella Braverman is spoiling for a fight on human rights – one that undermines this whole government

The home secretary’s factionalism and refusal to toe the line are making Rishi Sunak look weaker by the day, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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British foreign policy is in flux – we need more than Sunak’s pragmatic blandness

The country is not a superpower, its strategic future lies in Europe, its reputation is in tatters. Does the PM get this?, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The question of Scottish independence is not going away

Letters: The Scottish electorate will be able to make their views clear at the next general election, writes Mark McKergow, while Donald MacKay asks how can a voluntary union of nations be impossible to leave?

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The supreme court’s batting away of Indyref2 leaves Sturgeon more isolated than ever

The five judges’ robust decision leaves the SNP with no choice but to seek independence through a general election, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Booing happens in opera houses, but is it acceptable or justifiable?

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Martin Kettle in which he addresses the heckling of 12-year-old soprano Malakai M Bayoh

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I’ve booed at the opera before. But what happened to a young soprano this week was plain cruel

On Tuesday evening in Covent Garden, during a performance of Handel’s Alcina, a 12-year-old child was heckled on stage, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Trump’s march back to power has faltered. Now comes the real challenge for the global left

The US midterms have provided modest relief – but dilemmas facing US allies from Ukraine to the UK remain, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Sunak’s job now is not about securing a Tory win, but merely avoiding an electoral disaster

The new PM is far from a magic bullet for the Conservatives – and rehiring Suella Braverman has already shown his weakness, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The trauma of the Truss era will afflict British politics for years to come

This ‘never again’ moment will inform everything from fiscal policy to public trust, says Guardian associate editor and columnist Martin Kettle

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Suella Braverman’s fall would be astonishing at any other time. But chaos is the new normal

With a humiliating admission and a show of defiance, she has left Liz Truss even deeper in the mire, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Nicola Sturgeon detests Tories and still craves independence. But her route to it is perilous

Labour’s argument to Scots will be that to get rid of the Tories, the SNP is no longer the answer, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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