David Cameron
Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC
Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
04, Jun, 2023 @9:30 PM
George Osborne destroyed Britain’s safety net. The Covid inquiry should shame him into silence | Polly Toynbee
His iniquitous austerity programme left the population sick, vulnerable, and unprepared for a pandemic, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee
01, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
The Tories should be proud of Britain's migration numbers – and they have Boris Johnson to thank | Gaby Hinsliff
The party would rather brand itself a failure than accept that immigration has helped growth, and voters are relaxed about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Gaby Hinsliff
25, May, 2023 @5:43 PM
Five Tory PMs and immigration: how numbers – and rhetoric – changed
As ONS data reveals overall net immigration to UK continues to rise, how has Tory leaders’ language changed since 2010?
Carmen Aguilar García, Seán Clarke and Ben Quinn
25, May, 2023 @2:20 PM
Downing Street downtime: how prime ministers like to relax
When not reading Jilly Cooper, Sunak enjoys cricket. Truss is a karaoke fan and Johnson claims to make model buses
Aletha Adu
12, May, 2023 @5:20 PM
Dominic Raab is just the latest culprit – the public have lost faith in all politicians | Andrew Rawnsley
Scandal after scandal has left our democracy in extremely poor health
Andrew Rawnsley
23, Apr, 2023 @7:31 AM
Why Rishi Sunak may be the most socially conservative PM of his generation
Portrayed as a Cameronite liberal, Sunak is in fact deeply conservative on everything from trans rights to refugees
Jessica Elgot
18, Apr, 2023 @6:24 PM
The Guardian view on management consultants: overused, underperforming | Editorial
Editorial: The omnipresence of consultancies is harming public services, while creating lucrative opportunities for private profit
Editorial
17, Apr, 2023 @6:13 PM
All ex-PMs invited to Belfast gala marking 25 years of Good Friday agreement
Invites include Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, accused of wrecking Northern Ireland’s place in the UK
Lisa O'Carroll and Jessica Elgot
17, Apr, 2023 @5:50 PM
How Tory royal funding deal gave rise to King Charles’s potential cash windfall
Monarch rejects £250m pay rise resulting from David Cameron’s ‘generous’ shake-up of royal funding
Felicity Lawrence, Rob Evans and Henry Dyer
05, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM
How Iraq war destroyed UK’s trust in politicians and left Labour in turmoil
Tony Blair’s decision to invade tore at successive Labour leaders and weakened the intelligence services
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
20, Mar, 2023 @1:00 PM
Tory austerity ‘has cost UK half a trillion pounds of public spending since 2010’
Thinktank says 2010-2019 spending would have been £540bn higher had previous plans been stuck to
Larry Elliott Economics editor
03, Mar, 2023 @10:37 AM
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