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Hope now, pay later

Burnham’s blockbuster puts Labour on the front foot – at least until the Budget.

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Turning Sporting Moments Into Influence: Ireland's Sports Diplomacy Strategy In Action

Few expected the Irish Open weekend to become a significant political story. Yet, over a matter of days, Shane Lowry revived one of...

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What A Difference Some Hope Makes

Two years ago Sir Keir Starmer strode into Downing Street with a Commons majority of 172 – and that was about as good as it got for...

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Seán Kyne and the Politics of Decency

‘Ah, we know Seán. He’s decent.’

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Labour’s runners and riders: Andy Burnham – will Manchester Man really rage against the machine?

In the second of a series looking at those who may follow Keir Starmer in No 10, our Advocacy and Health directors 

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Starmer’s Insecure Future Overshadows King's Speech Focused On ‘Our National Security'

Rarely, if ever, in the centuries-old tradition of the monarch addressing Parliament, can a King’s Speech have been delivered in the...

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Labour’s runners and riders: Wes Streeting – Blairite caricature or consumer champion?

In the first of a series looking at the contenders to succeed Keir Starmer, our Advocacy and Health directors

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Local elections 2026: Labour sees Red as Farage paints the town Light Blue

After a febrile few months in which every day seemed to bring new dangers for Keir Starmer, there is an uneasy sense of calm as the...

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Intervention-Based Policy to System-Based Reform: an Analysis of the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy

The publication of the renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England marks a clear attempt to reposition women’s health within the...

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Fragmented and increasingly geopolitical, Brussels combative lobbying arena shifts gear

Traditional Brussels advocacy strategies are no longer sufficient in today’s world; it’s a political arena much more than a regulatory...

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Reeves's Steady Course Risks Being Blown Away By War

To say Rachel Reeves had a tricky backdrop for what had been billed as a low-key, steady-as-she-goes Spring Statement today would be...

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You Broke It, You Own It: Starmer Slips To Very Personal Defeat

Labour’s by-election loss – slipping into a poor third place in the face of a spectacular win by the insurgent Green Party – was a...

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