The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past
Tony Blair is right. Labour has made some big and avoidable mis…
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Labour is being destroyed by dithering: it should either do Brexit properly or rejoin the EU | Larry Elliott ⊖⊖
The UK has been suffering since going it alone, but Starmer’s noncommittal approach has made things worse. No wonder voters are angry
Ten years on from the referendum, Brexit still shapes British poli…
41 days ago
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow | Larry Elliott ⊕
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics
The days of two-party politics are over. When vote…
55 days ago
AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse | Larry Elliott ⊖
Every wave of new tech has come with a doomsday scenario. But governments just aren’t planning a human response on the scale required
The transition to a world of artificial intelligence has given a …
83 days ago
Iran could be the US's Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire | Larry Elliott ⊖⊖
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US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance
Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in South Africa began in 1899. It…
3 months ago
If Keir Starmer is ousted, Labour could still win the next election. Here’s how that would work | Larry Elliott ⊕
Once a PM is seen as hapless, there is no way back. But Labour has good plans – and with the political landscape fragmented, it could yet prevail
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Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around | Larry Elliott ○
Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum. And there’s the issue that things may get worse before they get better
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The next big financial crisis may be brewing. Warning signs are already there | Larry Elliott ○
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The longer the period between crises, the greater the complacency. That complacency is pushing share prices ever-higher
US job creation has stalled and, despite the curbs on migration, unemployment is…
10 months ago
This trade deal is the EU’s Suez moment – its subservience to Trump is on show for all to see | Larry Elliott ○
Critics have described the one-sided deal as an admission of weakness, and a dark day for Europe. They are absolutely right
The Suez crisis in 1956 was a humiliating moment of truth for the UK. Faced …
11 months ago
Will the new Middle East crisis rock the world economy? The markets say no – but I fear they’re wrong | Larry Elliott ○
The oil shocks of the 1970s-90s had brutal economic impacts. As Israel attacks Iran, a moderate rise in oil prices rests on questionable assumptions
Financial markets picked up the clear message when …