Politics

Shallow understanding of the situation leads to weak and ineffectual solutions

People want less privatization more public ownership more economic equality less power for corporations more for local government and working people

People want a change to the electoral system and democratic institutions that work

People also want a drastic reduction in immigration

Much of the British public wants policies that would be a decisive turn away from the path since the late 1970s

People want outcomes delivered by more social democracy a functioning political democracy and a reversal of the Thatcherite program

Improvements to workers’ and tenants’ rights piecemeal renationalisation of rail services and increased NHS spending amount to a more social democratic governing program

The long-term consequences of deindustrialisation in Scotland Wales northern England and the Midlands have never been addressed by any government

Keir Starmer is the least popular prime minister on record

Most journalists attribute Keir Starmer's unpopularity to casual incompetence

People want a fundamental change of direction in the way society is managed and governed

Few mainstream political commentators anticipated this situation before the 2024 election

Governments do not achieve unprecedented levels of unpopularity without a fundamental mismatch between their governing program and the will of the people

Polls show a confused electorate with various desires and concerns

No coherent government program could be drawn up from trying to appease all of these sentiments

Police released the names of all the victims photos and statements from relatives on Thursday afternoon

Shots rang through the halls shattering the school day

The resistance to immigration is part of a wider reluctance to change which has stood in the way of innovation and reforms

She has been courting Trump agreeing to raise defence budget

Japan cannot afford to choose sides outright