Britain’s new Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has a huge majority, but defeatist constraints of his own making.
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Ain’t Nuthin but a Centrist Party
Can the Democrats avoid the impulse to turn right?
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The British Election: Not Quite as Predicted
Today on TAP: Labour won, but now Keir Starmer needs to earn his mandate.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Democrats and the Euroleft
How do the Dems stack up compared to U.K. Labour, the German Social Democrats, and the multiparty French left?
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Europe’s Decelerating Drift
Today on TAP: How serious is the continuing appeal of the far right?
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Britain’s Turn to Labour
After the upcoming election, will we see a welcome shift to progressive rebuilding—or more austerity and neoliberalism?
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Britain’s Tories Are Being Punished by Voters. Why Aren’t U.S. Republicans?
Today on TAP: Lessons from the Tory wipeout in local U.K. elections
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The In-Flight Magazine for Corporate Jets
The Economist has channeled the concerns of elites for decades. It sees the Biden administration as a threat.
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The Return of Tony Blair
Today on TAP: The former prime minister has all but taken over the Labour Party and pushed it to the right. Didn’t Tony Blair, nicknamed Tory Blur, do enough damage last time?
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In London, ULEZ Is a Dirty Word
A climate backlash over the expansion of emission fees on older vehicles simmers in Britain.
