Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him
Larry Elliott
Labour is being destroyed by dithering: it should either do Brexit properly or rejoin the EU
Larry Elliott
April 2026
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow
Larry Elliott
Lord Skidelsky obituary
AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse
Larry Elliott
Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us
Larry Elliott
March 2026
Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire
Larry Elliott
US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
February 2026
If Keir Starmer is ousted, Labour could still win the next election. Here’s how that would work
Larry Elliott
How can Britain regain its manufacturing power? Start thinking like a developing country
Larry Elliott
January 2026
The ‘rules-based order’ Davos craves has bigger problems than Trump: it represents a world that no longer exists
Larry Elliott
Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens
Larry Elliott
December 2025
Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around
Larry Elliott
There is a fund to create jobs in the poorest areas, and Labour has quietly gutted it. This is what betrayal looks like
Larry Elliott
November 2025
This was Rachel Reeves’s ‘live now, pay later’ budget. The big question is: what happens when ‘later’ arrives?
Larry Elliott
The chancellor can only hope for an upturn in the government’s fortunes before tax increases kick in, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
October 2025
Rachel Reeves is the face of this budget. But the really big decisions are not in Labour’s hands
Larry Elliott
The UK’s economic policy isn’t decided by politicians, but by the OBR and the Bank of England. This is a system in dire need of a rethink, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
September 2025
The next big financial crisis may be brewing. Warning signs are already there
Larry Elliott
Let France be a warning, Rachel Reeves: stand up to the bond market vigilantes, or they’ll come for Britain next
Larry Elliott
August 2025
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Zelenskyy says he discussed security guarantees for Ukraine with Starmer at No 10 meeting – as it happened
A policy that benefited the richest and cost the UK £100bn: it’s long past time to end the fuel duty freeze
Larry Elliott
July 2025
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, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
