Politics + Comment
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Economics viewpointGDP growth is strong but it masks UK plc’s deep-seated structural problemsLarry ElliottRachel Reeves must show how the Tories failed to tackle longstanding productivity, investment and trade deficits and stress how Labour can
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Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
Carole CadwalladrThe presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is overrated? -
Labour is fast discovering that Britain needs more than a Band-Aid to restore it to health
Isabel HardmanThe country faces grave and deep-seated problems that only bold – and expensive – policies can address
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Editorial: Labour commands the field, but its general election success is unlikely to be repeated in the 2026 Holyrood contest
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In cancelling his family summer holiday, Keir Starmer has made his first serious mistake
Martin KettleThe days when Harold Macmillan could disappear to the grouse moors for the summer are gone – but even prime ministers need a break, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
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Editorial: Without a clearer sense of a national destination, the prime minister risks being cast as an agent of continuity instead of change
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We keep hearing about ‘legitimate concerns’ over immigration. The truth is, there are none
Maya GoodfellowImmigrants aren’t to blame for a society designed to benefit the richest – and it’s time Labour started telling the public so, says writer and academic Maya Goodfellow
The Guardian view on hyperlocalism: communities need more oomph