Sean O'grady
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- Aug 28, 2026
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Working in Starmerâs No 10 âunbearableâ, says Sue Gray â what does she mean? (opens the original)
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Baroness Gray, former chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer, has spoken for the first time about how âunbearableâ it was to work in No 10. She reveals that she even feared her conversations were being recorded by those around her, to be passed on to the media in order to undermine her. She also expresses her disappointment that the former prime minister failed to do anything about negative briefings against her, which were denied by all concerned. Now she is out of government and active politic
Why are so many Labour MPs so keen on proportional representation? (opens the original)
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For a party that secured almost two-thirds of the seats in the House of Commons on one-third of the vote at the July 2024 general election, Labour seems unnaturally keen on ditching the system that showered them with such a cornucopia of psephological fruits – especially (for them) an extremely rare landslide. Still, a significant bloc of almost 100 Labour MPs is actively campaigning for a system of proportional representation for Westminster general elections to be implemented, with a Labour co
Britain left Europe. Now Europe may need Britainâs bombs (opens the original)
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So much for Brexit, then. Far from the United Kingdom liberating itself from European entanglements and forging a new, ever-closer, ever-more special relationship with the United States, those in defence circles are wondering what we do for protection if, or when, America leaves Nato. Specifically, what will we do without the famous American nuclear umbrella â the essential deterrent against Russian and Soviet aggression that has kept the peace in the Western end of our continent for close on
The worldâs richest men could learn from âprogressive hillbillyâ Dolly Parton (opens the original)
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Reflecting on the death of Dolly Parton, a colleague encapsulated her remarkable life outside music in punchy terms: âDolly was a progressive hillbilly⦠take that JD Vance!â Indeed she was. But she was so much more than that. Born near the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, her working-class credentials were as good as anyoneâs, but unlike Vance â who makes much of his own white working-class upbringing in the Rust Belt informing his values â Dolly didnât devote her life to punchi
A robot just beat Usain Boltâs world record. What happens to humans next? (opens the original)
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This week, a robot âathleteâ shaved a few milliseconds off Usain Boltâs 100m sprint world record, which the eight-time Olympic gold medallist set in 2008 when he ran it in 9.58 seconds. A humanoid by the name of Tiangong Ultra completed it in 9.39 seconds. Mr Ultra â or perhaps just Tian for short â should be congratulated, even though he/she/it hasnât got the hang of slowing down yet, and smashed into the big plastic mattress placed at the end of the track by organisers of the secon
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