Paul Goodman
“Blair said that he wanted Britain “to be a young country again”. It wasn’t one then and it isn’t now. There is a fittingness is King Charles being the oldest monarch ever to take our throne.”
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As a means of easing the housing crisis, reviving Help to Buy would be insane
Henry Hill
“It’s the sort of policy for which a shadowy ulterior motive would be a comfort. But, alas, nobody in politics is ever actually playing 4D chess.”
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The Retained EU Law Bill. Is Badenoch betraying Brexit – or saving doomed legislation?
William Atkinson
“By stripping back the planned repeal of EU laws, she hopes to get the Bill royal assent as soon as possible, rather than see it bogged down in the House of Lords.”
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Profile: The Coronation, where the popular element in monarchy matters the most
Andrew Gimson
“Tomorrow’s spectacle is better understood as poetry rather than in the severely rational terms of democratic theorists who accept no need for religion and ritual.”
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Why you should vote Conservative today
Harry Phibbs
“Sunak deserves more time to deliver on his pledges. In any case, the decision today is about choosing councillors with a practical, value-for-money, approach.”
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Jersey should reconsider its decision to legalise euthanasia
Georgia L Gilholy
“Not just for the sake of those whose lives might be taken, but also for those conscientious objectors who may be driven from the health and care sector.”
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After 13 years, Conservatives have no one to blame but ourselves for the state of the civil service
Peter Franklin
“Since 2010, the Party has a truly terrible record of retaining its reformers – especially those capable of understanding and reshaping the structures of government.”
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What my new poll of 11,000 people in the UK reveals about attitudes to the monarchy
Lord Ashcroft
“As two-thirds of people in Britain agreed, the monarchy might seem a strange system in this day and age, but it works.”
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David Green
“From Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to Friedrich Hayek and Adam Smith, the wisest economic liberals have always been pragmatic about international competition.”
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Labour’s claim to have embraced homeownership lacks credibility
Harry Phibbs
“Not long ago, socialist politicians denounced the easing of planning restrictions as a “developer’s charter”.”