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Before he does, he might want to have a word with Theresa May. In 2017, May went into the General Election with a Conservative majority. She emerged without one. Her social care proposals became one of the most…
Read moreResearch by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that across England, lower-income areas have persistently higher levels of air pollution than wealthier areas. The same research found that minority-ethnic populations…
Read moreThat’s how much extra households have paid in mortgage, energy, loan, and water bills since 2021. From austerity to the pandemic to energy shocks and Trumpflation, working people have borne the brunt of crisis after…
Read moreThey argue that Brexit was a fait accompli the moment we left the EU. That it is too early to see the benefits of leaving. That it is only by charting a history entirely outside the European firmament that we can purse…
Read moreBut rather than scrambling to contain the fallout, EU leaders are keeping their cool. Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur explore Europe’s strategy for weathering Trump’s midterm storm — and what it means for Ukraine.…
Read moreThe Institute for Public Policy Research has become the latest organisation close to the Labour party to call for the UK to re-enter the bloc, after Andy Burnham said he wanted to examine all possible options. The paper…
Read moreWährend z.B. Grünen-Chef Felix Banaszak vor radikalen Kräften warnt und die Tür zur CDU taktisch offen halten will, ist Friedrich Merz wiederum hart und unerbittlich im Ton gegenüber Grünen und der SPD, wenn es um die…
Read moreInvestiert wird in Ersatz und Erhalt, während Erweiterungen, neue Technologien oder zusätzliche Kapazitäten schwieriger zu finanzieren sind. Das hat langfristige Konsequenzen. Digitalisierung, künstliche Intelligenz…
Read more“We should be prepared for this new cycle of elections.” To lock in the centrist majority, Hayer wants the three groups to strike a detailed coalition agreement. The EPP has largely voted with its centrist allies during…
Read moreFrance has earmarked roughly €8.4 billion for drones and loitering munitions while Germany is establishing its first dedicated drone regiment next year. Europe’s difficulties in recruiting soldiers also feed into the…
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