Tom Baldwin
02 December 2025
Keir Starmer: the anger manager
In the aftermath of the budget, Starmer and Reeves have faced a wall of right wing rage. If he wants to win in 2029, he must take the heat out of UK politics
Read the full article08 October 2025
Starmer’s problem isn’t just Reform
If you want to understand the true depths of Labour’s electoral challenge, pay a visit to Hampstead
Read the full article07 July 2025
It’s the values, stupid
There is no grand vision, no -ism. But Keir Starmer can still succeed if he trusts his political instincts
Read the full article06 May 2025
Can Starmer avoid the Farage trap?
Previous prime ministers have tried to deal with Farage by pandering to his ideas, and it’s led to disaster. Starmer must avoid the same fate
Read the full article11 March 2025
Keir Starmer: The grown-up
In a global storm, the PM’s gears seem to be clicking again. Now he must keep playing to his strengths – reason and relentlessness
Read the full article21 January 2025
The agony of self-hating liberals
Just because Trump won and populism is surging doesn’t mean the Labour party should give up its election promises
Read the full article28 October 2024
The super rich are different to you and me. They’re full of crap
If Labour raises taxes and the uber-wealthy begin to leave, will anybody care?
Read the full article03 July 2024
Can Starmer get it done?
Will Keir Starmer lead the shift from chaotic Conservative turmoil into a new era of stability, or will it be more of the same?
Read the full article01 May 2024
In search of Englishness
As Keir Starmer tries to redefine what it means to be English, Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears ask what really lies behind our patriotic political myths
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