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Blighty newsletter: Why Keir Starmer is underwhelming
This is the introduction to Blighty, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents turn their gaze on the latest developments in Britain.
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The story of one NHS operation
And what it says about how to improve the productivity of Britain’s health service
The Sue Gray saga casts doubt on Sir Keir Starmer’s managerial chops
Faith in the prime minister’s technocratic credentials has been tested
Britain has agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The Chagossians seem set to benefit less than China
Ukrainians are settling down in Britain. That creates a problem
A tricky decision for the new Labour government
Gigafactories and dashed dreams: the parable of Blyth
What one port town says about the British economy
Britain’s Conservatives adopt the bad habits of the Labour left
The cult of the member grips the opposition