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What Are the British Tories Thinking?
Foreign Affairs State of the Union: The British Conservative chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee needs to relearn history. “If Taiwan is invaded, the U.S. will need to lead on it alongside Japan, Korea and Australia, and we in Europe will have to lead on Ukraine, and we’ll have to turn around and say to
Tories Face New Rivals, Liberal Fortunes Could Shift Amid Changing Times Post-Election
News Analysis The Conservative Party’s infighting and ascendent rivals in the People’s Party and Maverick Party could be seen as a repeat of the 1990s when the Liberals ruled Canada over a divided political right. But some political scientists say there are additional factors that over time will influence the outcome this time around. Ted…
Labour, not the Tories, should be most worried by the Richmond Park result
By BagehotIN A year of grim defeats for internationalists in Britain and abroad, a morsel of relief. The Liberal Democrats pitched yesterday’s by-election in Richmond Park as a chance for voters to voice scepticism about Brexit. The gambit worked: Sarah Olney took the south-west London seat with an increased vote-share of 30.4 points. Zac Goldsmith