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CommentStarmer's cardinal sin was he didn't have a convincing story to tell
The departing prime minister will have come to realise that actions don't necessarily speak louder than words
CommentIn the UK right now, the 'guns or butter' debate is a waste of time
Without adequate guns to defend yourself, you will not have any butter anyway
CommentA reminder that politicians are people too
When a Scottish leader's husband pleaded guilty to embezzling party funds, it revealed the personal strain that comes with high office
CommentTrump might intervene in Cuba because of the Iran war – not despite it
Unseating the Castro family and their communist regime could actually boost the US President’s sagging poll numbers
CommentBritain's book festivals reveal a nation wiser than many of its politicians
As Westminster lurches towards another leadership crisis, summer literary events show Britons hungry for problem solvers
CommentTrump and Putin visits show how pivotal China has become
World peace does not depend on iPhones, electric cars and inexpensive China-made T-shirts but it does increasingly depend on Beijing's role in international diplomacy
CommentIs Vladimir Putin changing his mind on the Ukraine war?
Accounts from the Russian leader's time in 1980s East Germany offer some clues
CommentThe UK election results show its two-party system is coming to an end
A decades-long tradition is unravelling with the inextricable rise of new parties like Reform UK and the Greens
CommentThere's more that unites the UK and US than divides them, but there's a caveat
While the US President's warmth towards the British monarch is unmistakable, so is his unpredictability
CommentA possible Keir Starmer exit suggests it's time to examine what ails British politics
That the UK is seeing prime ministers come and go in quick succession is a damning indictment of the system
CommentTrump's discourtesy to Britain matters less than the damage to Nato
US attacks on allies over Iran delight rivals while undermining the alliances that keep the West safe
CommentInsights on this war, gleaned from a coffee with an Iranian aide years ago
The US-Israeli decapitation strategy was never going to work
CommentKeir Starmer is 'turning back the clock' on Brexit, but not fast enough
It's increasingly obvious to the public that leaving the EU has greatly damaged the UK economy
CommentIran isn't the only foe Donald Trump is fighting an open-ended war with
The US President's campaign against American media is also likely to continue without any clarity on what victory might look like
CommentSince the Iraq invasion, the US-UK relationship has been anything but special
The Trump-Starmer disagreement is another example of the complex ties between the two countries
