History of the Present

History of the Present

Who is Britain's next Prime Minister?

His name is Keir Starmer. But who is he really?

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Timothy Garton Ash
Jun 30, 2024
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History of the Present (week ending 29 June 2024)

A political Messi? Or just messy?

This newsletter is called History of the Present, not History of the Future. But for once I'm going to risk it. Less than a week before the British election on 4 July we can say with a very high degree of probability that, barring some extraordinary incident or horrible a…

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