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What Labour's Growth Obsession means for the Climate
On the 16th of December 2003, the then transport secretary Alistair Darling published a white paper  that made headlines. After years of...
Maya Sgaravato-Grant
Mar 264 min read


Could Keir Starmer’s Blueprint For Power Be About To Disappear?
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion When parties return to power, the blueprints that get them there are usually found on paper, or in...
Will Allen
Mar 195 min read


Starmer: A Secret Blue? Labour’s Gutsy Crackdown on Welfare Benefits
Britain isn’t working. And Keir Starmer has launched his masterplan to fix it. So let’s give it a fair grilling. Billions in welfare cuts...
Dan Sillett
Mar 144 min read


Labour’s Growth Dilemma: Policies for Progress or Barriers to Business?
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion In the Labour Party’s manifesto entitled ‘Change’, Keir Starmer declared that kickstarting economic...
George Wallace
Mar 124 min read


The Alternative to the Alternative: Party Politics and the Future of Germany
Germany’s federal election on February 23 reshaped its political landscape. With mainstream parties facing mounting challenges and the...
Selene López
Mar 54 min read


The Forgotten Importance Of Time In Politics
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion You could be forgiven for thinking we were approaching the end of this Labour government’s term in...
Jasper Goddard
Feb 273 min read


Seeing Through The Red Mist: Do MPs Shout For The Sake Of Shouting?
Seven months on from the UK General Election, I’ve finally calmed down. A bit. Fortunately, the UK has been under one of its...
Dan Sillett
Feb 144 min read


Why Labour’s Devolution Plan Could Mean Less Power to the People
Last December, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced the English Devolution White Paper . It encapsulated Labour’s approach to...
Luke Goddard
Feb 34 min read


Election Petition Piles Pressure on Starmer
A rapidly growing petition demanding a new general election has garnered over 2.5 million signatures, intensifying pressure on Prime...
Europinion
Nov 26, 20242 min read


Labour Sentences British Farming to Death
A sea of tweed jackets and flat caps descended on Westminster this week to protest Labour’s new inheritance tax (IHT) policy....
Luke Goddard
Nov 25, 20244 min read

20,000 Farmers Protest in Westminster Over 'Farm' Tax
Around 20,000 farmers and their families marched through Westminster on Tuesday to protest against Labour’s 'farm' tax The farm tax,...
Europinion
Nov 19, 20241 min read


The Government’s Bus Fare Cap Rise is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Beyond the minutiae of policy announcements and elaborate charts, Budgets represent much more. They provide an opportunity for...
Abhay Venkitaraman
Nov 2, 20244 min read


2024 UK Budget: Major Tax Overhauls and Spending Boosts
In the first Labour budget for nearly fifteen years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined a £40 billion tax increase alongside significant...
Europinion
Oct 31, 20244 min read


The LinkedIn Post That Killed The Special Relationship
Only Keir Starmer’s Labour Government could kill off the UK’s most trusted friendship with a LinkedIn post. Read that again. You probably...
Dan Sillett
Oct 25, 20244 min read


The Sun Has Set on the British Empire: A Decolonial Perspective on the UK’s Returning of the Chagos Islands
After two long centuries, the sun will finally set on the British Empire . On Thursday 3rd October, it was announced that the UK would...
Zoe Wreford
Oct 14, 20245 min read


Could Labour be More Contradictory, or Wrong, on the Economy?
They really did take us for fools. Labour have lied to millions of voters (albeit to millions of voters less than in 2017 and 2019), as...
Nathaniel Delo
Oct 12, 20243 min read


Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
Dan Sillett
Oct 11, 20244 min read


With the winter fuel allowance gone, Reeves should abolish free bus passes next
Ending the winter fuel allowance for pensioners has proved to be a very unpopular decision. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to have...
Charles Amos
Oct 10, 20243 min read


Plasters for Severed Legs: A Guide to Britain’s Political Economy
‘ Change ’ cried Starmer at his post-election acceptance speech, as the country tentatively awaited the new government’s solutions for an...
Andres De Miguel
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Keir Starmer Faces Winter Fuel Revolt Amid Donation Scandal as War Looms in the Middle East
Keir Starmer's leadership has seen turbulent ups and downs. As he continues to scapegoat economic criticisms on the failings of the...
Omar Khram
Oct 5, 20244 min read
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