Ignore the hot air from cabinet members about a no-deal Brexit
If we are en route to leaving without a deal, no member of the cabinet who fancies taking over from the prime minister would want to inherit such an almighty storm.
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What Brexiteers told me behind May’s back was worrying
One of them recently told me that, for all their threats to remove her, “we’ll keep her in place for now” because “she’s our puppet, we’re pulling the strings”.
Hammond’s Budget was anti-business and anti-opportunity
An untrammelled free market left to its own devices does not automatically lead to an environment in which such productive, innovative and progressive businesses can thrive.
A People’s Vote will be impossible without cross-party consensus
Unless the Labour leadership unequivocally backs any cross-party backbench initiative for a People’s Vote, we won’t win the vote when it comes.
A People’s Vote is our final chance to get it right for generations to come
Over 2 million young people have not had a chance to vote on Brexit yet – that’s why they will be at the front of the march, leading the charge
Why Tackling Loneliness Needs To Be An Intergeneration Game
We should be encouraging our local authorities to develop initiatives which bring different generations together for face-to-face interactions
Whether you call it centrism or progressive politics, it’s back
Progressives are winning again: it’s vital we learn from them.
Why a Canada-style Brexit deal would be a disaster for Britain
The bottom line is this: whatever agreement is reached, the government’s own analysis states that the UK will be worse off in every other scenario outside of the EU
We can both protect our planet and invest in our future
If Government drives reforms and if we harness the benefits of technology for the good of all, then we can both protect our planet and invest in our future.
What Tory MPs told me is really going on behind the scenes
If we had a fairer, more democratic electoral system – a system of proportional representation – the Tories would face more of an electoral threat for letting down the nation
A final Brexit vote without Remain on the ballot would be nonsensical
Trying to sell a final vote without a Remain option would be like selling a car without a reverse gear.
What EU diplomats told me about Brexit was painful to hear
One diplomat of a medium-sized country said to me that a country 'we used to regard as strong and stable' now has a politics that 'is in chaos'