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Three reasons why politicians can’t solve our social care crisis
Political disagreement about the role of the state, the expense of reform and our unwillingness to confront ageing are at the root of the problem

Isabel Hardman

08, Jan, 2023 @11:30 AM

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What is the Tory party’s legacy after so many years in power? Pretty thin gruel | Isabel Hardman
Rishi Sunak is rehearsing reasons for voters to choose his party again with MPs wavering over standing at the next election

Isabel Hardman

27, Nov, 2022 @8:30 AM

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This sullen silence among Tory MPs speaks volumes. They are reconciled to defeat | Isabel Hardman
Most MPs accept that Rishi Sunak has done what he can, but the party has no mission and they need to find new work

Isabel Hardman

20, Nov, 2022 @9:00 AM

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Has Liz Truss done enough to save herself? Our panel’s verdict | Mick Lynch and others
The prime minister addressed the Tory conference as leader for the first time. What are the chances that it could be her last?

Mick Lynch, Polly Toynbee, Sahil Dutta, Owen Jones, Fatima Ibrahim and Isabel Hardman

05, Oct, 2022 @11:45 AM

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Does Liz Truss’s plan offer solutions to the UK’s energy crisis? | The panel
Prices for consumers are capped, but with no windfall tax on oil or gas giants, taxpayers will foot this bill

Caroline Lucas, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Isabel Hardman and Max Wakefield

08, Sep, 2022 @2:18 PM

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How to Lose an Election Two Years Early – there’s no happy ending in this Tory romcom | Isabel Hardman
Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will be leading a government that has little appetite to solve the economic crisis or even win the next election

Isabel Hardman

14, Aug, 2022 @7:00 AM

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From energy to the NHS, all the next Tory leader can offer is an information blackout | Isabel Hardman
Nothing suggests that Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fully understand the country’s most besetting problems, let alone how to fix them

Isabel Hardman

07, Aug, 2022 @7:30 AM

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So few can afford to stand for parliament, it’s no wonder we get the wrong MPs | Isabel Hardman
Our dysfunctional system puts off outsiders, even if they would make better politicians than the ones we have, says Isabel Hardman, assistant editor of the Spectator

Isabel Hardman

24, Apr, 2022 @1:00 PM

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With Christmas cheer over, the PM now confronts a sullen and angry cabinet | Isabel Hardman
The prime minister is badly damaged after losing the loyalty and trust of his closest supporters

Isabel Hardman

26, Dec, 2021 @8:00 AM

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Tory vultures are circling. But they will only feast when Johnson’s time is up | Isabel Hardman
After the Owen Paterson and Christmas party debacles, the Tories are seeing a pattern and have started to dread the ‘next one’

Isabel Hardman

12, Dec, 2021 @8:29 AM

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Green issues expose Tory division and loner Boris Johnson’s distance from his party | Isabel Hardman
Trouble is brewing ahead of the climate change summit in Glasgow, but the friendless PM appears blissfully ignorant

Isabel Hardman

15, Aug, 2021 @8:00 AM

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Britain needs big ideas for big problems, but its leaders don’t appear to have any | Isabel Hardman
If Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer harbour grand ambitions about tackling climate change, crime and inequality, they should do something about them

Isabel Hardman

08, Aug, 2021 @7:30 AM

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