The Waugh Zone

Can Boris Johnson Win His Game Of Covid Chicken Over Vaccine Passports?

Another day of confusion, over both health policy and pay
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Will Muddy Messaging Spoil Boris Johnson’s End-Of-Term Send Off?

With backbenchers, as with Covid, remote control is often no control at all
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Why Is Boris Johnson Singling Out Nightclubs For A Covid Crackdown?

PM seemed as remote from clear pandemic policy as he was from the No.10 briefing room
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Boris Johnson Predicted The Case Numbers, But Will He Carry The Can For July’s Covid Chaos?

As disruption spreads from workplaces to holidays, Test and Trace in firing line again
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Will Boris Johnson Ever Level With The Public That ‘Levelling Up’ Is A Soundbite Without A Policy?

PM’s word blizzard tried to bury the lack of anything really new.
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Can Boris Johnson Bridge The Gap Between The Tories And The England Team?

Lessons from MI5 in how to handle race and racism questions
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Will Rishi Sunak’s Aid Cut ‘Compromise’ Help Or Hinder His Chances As The Next PM?

‘No More Mr Nice Guy’ as chancellor woos Tories with mix of charm and steel
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Is Boris Johnson’s Half-Nelson Approach To Covid A Triumph Of Hope Over Expectation?

PM signals new caution with implied threat if public abuse new freedoms
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After Keir Starmer’s Batley Bounceback, Labour Is Talking About Brexit Again

Emily Thornberry is the latest shadow cabinet minister to go on the offensive against the PM’s deal
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Rishi Sunak Plays The Long Game As He Prepares To Unpick The Triple Lock

Chancellor signals he's prepared to take unpopular decisions, at least in the short term
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