Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules are smothering the state

There is a great deal of ruin in a nation — but how much is left in the UK?

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End the fiction of fiscal rules

We need more honesty in Westminster policy making

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What Would Andy Do?

The Burnham wishlist turns out to perfectly match that of the median Labour member

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Reeves’s tears show she’s human

I don’t want emotionally cold robots operating in Parliament

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Vale of tears

Rachel Reeves’s misery sums up the state of the Labour government

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The end of Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer has already wasted his opportunity to govern

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Spending like there’s no tomorrow

The endless cycle of spending and debt has always been a choice

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Britain’s recurring nightmare

Starmer is caught in the same mud that has swallowed every government of the last decade

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Giggling in the sea

At least British politics appears to amuse our politicians

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Sede vacante

The Critic has been canvassing our top sources for suggestions on the new Pope

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