Andy Burnham has built his political identity around Britain’s neglected industrial communities. His premiership may depend on whether he can deliver for them.
Boris Johnson
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Cruel Britannia: Why No Prime Minister Can Get Traction
Starmer out as prime minister is no fix in a country where voters keep denying victors electoral mandates.
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Great Britain’s Conservatives Are Screwing Up The Economy
Prime Minister Liz Truss and her chancellor of the exchequer are to blame. It could be a preview of what happens if Republicans take over in the U.S.
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Britain’s Labour Party Takes Hit in Local Elections
White working-class voters went Tory in this week’s local elections. Should Democrats in the U.S. be nervous?
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Can Boris Johnson and Joe Biden Find Happiness?
Leaving aside Johnson’s “Kenya” dis of Obama, the British Prime Minister is at odds with the President-elect over Brexit and the Irish border. Can the US-UK “Special Relationship”be saved?
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Why Are the U.S. and UK So Bad at Fighting the Pandemic?
It’s entirely attributable to seriously poor leadership.
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The Beginning of Brexit
Boris Johnson may soon regret having gotten what he wanted.
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Trump Is Humiliated in Europe Again
After Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Boris Johnson and President Emmanuel Macron privately mocked him, Trump cancelled a scheduled press conference.
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Trump Isn’t the Only Would-Be Dictator in Trouble
The leaders of the U.S., Israel, and Great Britain are all facing accountability for their abuse of power.
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Can Sheer Force of Personality Solve Brexit?
Boris Johnson is about to test a classic political hypothesis.
