Newsroom
The performative politician who paved Ardern’s way
When I read last week that the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair had published a 5600-word essay on everything that ails Britain, every instinct told me not to read it.
Tony Blair
Newsroom
The Tory Party is over – now for the hangover
Whoever follows Boris Johnson as Conservative leader will have a big task of rebuilding the party and then – if voters allow – the country.
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Jacinda from Hamilton is eerily familiar to Kevin from Brisbane
This New Zealand election has already surprised observers by being less predictable than anyone would have imagined.
Business Spectator
The problem with the centre-left
The centre left is in desperate need of a new narrative if it wants to win elections once again.
Business Spectator
David Cameron, a Tory reborn
The next UK election will be about what kind of country Britain wants to be: a country of business or a redistributionist welfare state?
Business Spectator
Cameron to carve a European illusion
When Cameron finally delivers his long-awaited speech on Europe, he now faces a real choice.
The Australian
Europe’s social failure
Capital markets are not loquacious storytellers.
Business Spectator
The ‘postmodern economy’ was a con
The global financial crisis has shaken the foundation of Britain’s business model, namely the financial services sector.
Other publications
Rushing to spend like Britain could leave us out in the cold
So is Australia really just a warmer version of England, as the immigration officer suggested to me 10 years ago?
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Nahost statt Cricket – Tony Blairs neue Aufgabe in der Weltpolitik
„That’s it, the end“, sprach Premierminister Tony Blair am Ende der letzten parlamentarischen Fragestunde seiner über zehnjährigen Amtszeit, und das Unterhaus spendete ihm Standing Ovations.