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Britain’s narrow escape from the Sturgeon-Murrell regime
At the height of the Covid crisis, the pair thought the SNP's moment had come
May 31
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Antisemitism, Britain under attack and our degraded information ecosystem
The authoritarian regimes are skilled at amplifying hatred, sowing division and undermining our societies
May 16
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Elections: What just happened?
From Reform's breakthrough to Labour's thrashing and the SNP winning forever, these were landmark contests.
May 9
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Britain’s disastrous defence deficit
A reckoning with us - the public - is long overdue
Apr 20
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EI not AI
The Engelsberg Ideas app is now available to download. Entirely free to read with no ads, it features many of the world’s brightest minds.
Mar 12
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What Britain looks like after Brexit
Jun 21, 2016
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How Labour wins, just
Sep 7, 2025
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Cocky Farage getting his wings clipped
Jan 11, 2025
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The West’s bad bet on China is still blowing up
Oct 13, 2025
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Our material world, oil price shocks, and financial crisis risks rising
On the verge of a global economic crisis, Britain is badly exposed on energy and defence.
Mar 9
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Why on earth does this keep happening?
Given the epic technological and constitutional changes underway, turmoil is hardly surprising
Feb 22
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The end of the holiday from history
We live once again in an age of hard power and Britain’s political economy will have to change
Feb 15
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China's coming crisis
The dash to Beijing by Whitehall is based on a mistaken assumption that China will triumph in the 21st century
Feb 2
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A divided West on the brink
There will be attempts to deescalate after the threats to Greenland, no doubt. Even so, the West is changing fundamentally.
Jan 19
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Welcome back to the era of raw power
The US operation in Venezuela is the latest evidence of an epic change in the international system. What will it take to wake up Europe to the new…
Jan 5
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China winning the 21st century, so far
At the end of the first quarter Beijing is in front, but don’t write off the US just yet
Dec 21, 2025
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