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The slow and sudden death of Britain's Conservatives
Rishi Sunak is a prime minister without a compass. Getting rid of him would not save the Tories
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Philip Stephens
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March 2024

How China's Xi Jinping has misread history
Chinese emperors are all-powerful until the moment they are toppled
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Philip Stephens
4

February 2024

No more whining....
Europe has a choice to make about Ukraine
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Philip Stephens
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With friends like this…..
Liberal America’s assault on Joe Biden could put Donald Trump back in the White House
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Philip Stephens
6

December 2023

For Netanyahu, the Gaza war is about clinging to power
Israel's prime minister hopes that prolonging the conflict will help save himself
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Philip Stephens
5

November 2023

The BBC has undone itself
Britain’s public broadcaster still has some fine journalists but has lost sight of its unique purpose
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Philip Stephens
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October 2023

Israel will not find security in vengeance against Hamas
Netanyahu will be remembered as the self-styled strongman who disarmed Israel
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Philip Stephens
5

September 2023

What Keir Starmer should (and shouldn't) say before the election
The parties that win elections are the ones that choose the ground on which they are fought.
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Philip Stephens
6
"World beating" Britain has fallen off the global stage
Brexit was a disaster. The Tories have turned it into a catastrophe
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Philip Stephens
5

August 2023

Now there are three Rishi Sunaks. None looks a winner
The Conservatives cannot so easily shed the record of the past 13 years
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Philip Stephens
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The EU is doing more - lots more
How the European Union is saving Europe's nation states - again
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Philip Stephens
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Why we believe
(Or, a change of pace for the August holiday)
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Philip Stephens
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