There are still 88 peers with seats handed down through hereditary lines.
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Spending to rebuild would be the politically sound move at this juncture.
If Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves can really convince voters their future vision is truly possible and that the rewards will be significant, they might just be able to sell their difficult budget.
Quid-pro-quo corruption is not a feature of British politics, but nice gifts ease access to the ultra wealthy.
Improving staff morale improves patient care.
Deregulation, cost-cutting and outsourcing were not ‘failures’ of government, but flagship policies that were carefully planned and coordinated.
The BRE requires radical overhaul in order to return to its roots as the custodian of building and fire safety research.
David Lammy is not the first Labour foreign secretary to revisit arms contracts on ethical grounds.
The prime minister doesn’t have to mislead the public by pretending that everything is fine when it isn’t, but they need a reason to buy into his project.
The prime minister is preparing the ground for a difficult budget but blaming his predecessors will only get him so far.
Gwyn Jenkins will not be the new prime minister’s adviser but that’s not unexpected under a change of government.
They’re already tacking to the right but the six leadership contenders would be better off copying Starmer’s playbook.
The new prime minister has certainly been busy, but people still don’t really know what he stands for.
Researchers are trying to understand what makes this group so vulnerable to falling for fake news online.
Instead of focusing on the people sending out the propaganda, we should turn our attention to those who receive it.
Repairing the damage will take more than leadership in Israel-Palestine.
Reassuring news after a nasty election campaign for some candidates.
A majority of historians surveyed on Labour’s record in office believed it had a positive record on the economy.
Prime minister Keir Starmer has voted in support of changing the law on assisted dying before and has spoken of wanting a fresh debate in parliament.
Largely thanks to Rishi Sunak, the prime minister got a pretty easy ride in his first PMQs.
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