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The ‘Far-Righting’ of the Conservative Party
Martin Shaw considers how the Conservatives have incorporated radical right-wing politics since the onset of the great Brexit debate

From Stagflation to Stagffluence: the Hollowing Out of the Rentier Economy
As the cost of living crisis mounts, Rowland Atkinson and Andrew Baker look at the stagnation of wages and the rising polarisation between renters and owners of assets

Fist Bumping Dictators: A Fish Rots from the Head Down
CJ Werleman fears a return to cynical transactional politics in the US Democratic Party, as a leading Indian American congressman appears to move closer to Narendra Modi's divisive Hindu nationalism

The Diversity Mirage and the Next Prime Minister
To truly achieve the political representation of disadvantaged and overlooked groups, a more nuanced and inclusive debate is needed, says Shafi Musaddique

Why Haven’t the Tory Leadership Candidates Been Held to Account Over Islamophobia?
Basit Mahmood calls out the active suppression of the Conservative Islamophobia scandal

Boris Johnson is Leaving Downing Street and Bringing All of Us Down with Him
The Prime Minister's disgraceful long exit from Government is damaging both his own party and the country, reports Adam Bienkov

Why Dirty Dossiers Matter
The fact that Conservative leadership candidates are gathering and sharing dirt on each other has serious implications for national security and democracy, say Sam Bright, Sian Norris and Iain Overton

Conservative Cost of Living Inertia
The absence of credible solutions to the economic crisis is one of the most galling features of the Tory leadership contest, says James Meadway