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Sean O'Grady

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Sean O'Grady is the Associate Editor of the Independent. He writes editorials, columns about politics and economics, and reviews, including television and cars. He has worked for our titles since 1998, and before that enjoyed a varied career in parliament, the City and at the BBC. His byline has appeared in every section of the publication

<p>James Cleverly has suggested Labour could try to ‘lock in their power permanently’ if they win the election </p>
Politics Explained

Is there real reason to fear a Labour ‘supermajority’?

<p>Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble does not appear to have paid off, with Rassemblement National on course to become the largest party in the National Assembly </p>
Voices

France has shown the dangers of failing to tame the far-right

<p>Nigel Farage says he is ‘dismayed by the reported comments’, but his critics are sceptical </p>
Politics Explained

Will the row about racist language affect Reform’s election prospects?

<p>Even in elections that yield very clear winners, such as the one in 1997, the polls can be out</p>
Politics Explained

Can opinion polls tell us for certain who will win the election?

<p>During a hoax video call, David Cameron told Russian pranksters that a Labour government would be just as 'enthusiastic' in its support for Ukraine as the Tories</p>
Voices

Cameron was caught out by pranksters – but he has the last laugh

<p>Robbie Butler (UUP), Naomi Long (Alliance), Colum Eastwood (SDLP), John Finucane (Sinn Fein) and Gavin Robinson (DUP) pictured ahead of the UTV election debate on Sunday evening </p>
Politics Explained

How is the general election likely to play out in Northern Ireland?

<p>Rishi Sunak’s attempts to win over voters are being overshadowed by the ongoing gambling scandal </p>
Voices

How Sunak’s failure to suspend the alleged gamblers could backfire

<p>The Tory party has proved remarkably adaptable and able to move with the times when it wants to</p>
Voices

There are still a few reasons for the Tories to be cheerful

<p>The Qashqai was a bit of a gamble and a quiet revolution when it was launched in 2006. The new 2024 model is sure to be a success </p>
Motoring

Flash the Qash: Nissan Qashqai Tekna+

<p>Labour-run Birmingham declared itself effectively bankrupt last year</p>
Politics explained

A crisis is looming for councils – but the main parties are silent

<p>Heading for the exit: Rishi Sunak’s hopes of gaining in the polls have been damaged by yet another scandal</p>
Voices

A ‘punishment election’? This feels like revenge for the past 14 years

<p>Johnson promises that his book will ‘explode over the publishing world like a much-shaken bottle of champagne’ </p>
Politics Explained

Is Boris Johnson’s memoir the start of a comeback campaign?

<p>‘Rare lichen on the stones only survived thanks to the protest happening during a rare break in this summer’s downpours’ </p>
Voices

I’m not sure what Just Stop Oil think they’re achieving any more

Voices

I’m not sure what Just Stop Oil think they’re achieving any more

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<p>‘Rare lichen on the stones only survived thanks to the protest happening during a rare break in this summer’s downpours’ </p>
<p>Jeremy Hunt claims ‘It wouldn’t have happened under Labour’ – but is he right? </p>
Politics Explained

Will the drop in inflation be enough to make people vote Tory?

<p>Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to Morrisons in Wiltshire </p>
Voices

Do Boris, Gary Lineker and me count as ‘working people’, Sir Keir?

<p>Look to the future: the former PM appears satisfied to snipe from the sidelines but could that change? </p>
Politics Explained

Is Boris Johnson oven-ready for a return to the Tory front line?

<p>There are indications that more of the electorate are prepared to vote tactically at this general election than at any since the New Labour triumphs in 1997 and 2001</p>
Politics Explained

Does tactical voting mean the Tories are even less likely to win?

<p>There are indications that more of the electorate are prepared to vote tactically at this general election than at any since the New Labour triumphs in 1997 and 2001</p>
Politics Explained

Does tactical voting mean the Tories are even less likely to win?

<p>Nothing personal: with his election campaign against Keir Starmer stalling, Rishi Sunak has been advised to play the man, not the ball</p>
Voices

‘Going for the jugular’ with personal attacks won’t save Rishi Sunak

<p>The question is, if this big new Renault didn’t exist, would you need to invent it?</p>
Motoring

Ditching the Deutsche: Renault Rafale E-Tech

<p>Nigel Farage is gloating about finally overtaking the Tories</p>
Politics Explained

Could Reform UK really beat the Tories in this election?

<p>Politicians clashed on ITV (Jonathan Hordle/ITV/PA)</p>
Voices

This is who really won the debate (and it’s not who you think)

<p>A young voter leaves a polling station after casting her vote during the 2014 referendum on Scotland’s independence</p>
Politics Explained

Votes for 16- and 17-year-olds are on the way – but is it a good idea?

<p>Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer in happier days </p>
Voices

Can principled politicians ever change their mind?

<p>How Britain got into this mess: the 2019 election campaign </p>
Politics explained

Why Brexit is missing from this election campaign

<p>Rishi Sunak on a visit to a nursery in Hartlepool</p>
Voices

Rishi is not the first leader to trip up talking about growing up

<p>Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer in happier days </p>
Voices

Can principled politicians ever change their mind?

<p>How Britain got into this mess: the 2019 election campaign </p>
Politics explained

Why Brexit is missing from this election campaign

<p>Rishi Sunak on a visit to a nursery in Hartlepool</p>
Voices

Rishi is not the first leader to trip up talking about growing up

<p>The Help to Buy scheme will be revived if the Tories are re-elected, making it easier for first-time buyers to purchase new-build homes </p>
Politics Explained

What are the Tories going to do about the housing crisis?

Politics Explained

What are the Tories going to do about the housing crisis?

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<p>The Help to Buy scheme will be revived if the Tories are re-elected, making it easier for first-time buyers to purchase new-build homes </p>
<p>Slippery politician? Ed Davey paddleboarding on Windermere during a campaign visit in May </p>
Politics Explained

What is the Liberal Democrats’ masterplan?

<p>With her naval connections and Portsmouth constituency, it will be difficult for Penny Mordaunt to feign sincerity when she passes on Rishi Sunak’s apology for his D-Day gaffe </p>
Voices

For Penny Mordaunt, this TV debate will be the ultimate sacrifice

<p>Rishi Sunak addressed D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth and Normandy – but left France before other world leaders gathered for the main international ceremony</p>
Voices

Sunak’s D-Day blunder shows he has a tin ear for politics

<p>Davey’s party are only polling at 9 per cent for voting intention </p>
Politics Explained

Will the Lib Dems getting more MPs than Reform UK spark calls for PR?

<p>Davey’s party are only polling at 9 per cent for voting intention </p>
Politics Explained

Will the Lib Dems getting more MPs than Reform UK spark calls for PR?

<p>It was Sunak who’d taken the risks, heckling and throwing around some dodgy claims about taxes and Labour’s policies</p>
Voices

Why are politicians so cringe when they try to be normal?

<p>‘If their exchanges at PMQs are anything to go by then by the end, the audience might have found something more enthralling to do, like filling up the dishwasher’ </p>
Voices

For Starmer, agreeing to debate Sunak on TV could be seismic

<p>While not the most aerodynamic of designs, the Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster performed flawlessly on and off-road </p>
Motoring

The billionaire’s flying brick: Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster

<p>Favourable climate: the Green Party’s prospects are looking brighter than ever </p>
Politics Explained

Is the Green Party a serious contender in the forthcoming election?

<p>Keir Starmer, having faced criticism over his party’s handling of Diane Abbott, will be relieved that attention is now on the other side of the Atlantic</p>
Voices

Talk about a lucky general! Trump has come to Keir Starmer’s rescue

<p>The latest polling indicates a big jump in support – good news for Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, left, and Keir Starmer </p>
Politics Explained

Does Keir Starmer need a majority in Scotland – and will he get it?

<p>Rishi Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, meets residents at a Royal British Legion care home in Ripon on Wednesday</p>
Politics explained

Why is this election so divided between Britain’s old and young?

<p>Keir Starmer and his team have treated Diane Abbott appallingly, made enemies needlessly, and created much quiet resentment</p>
Voices

By dishonouring Diane Abbott, Starmer has dishonoured himself

<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves visiting the Rolls-Royce aerospace campus in Derby on Tuesday</p>
Politics explained

Can Keir Starmer really be called a socialist?

<p>Palestinians put out a fire at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an area designated for displaced people in Rafah </p>
Voices

Netanyahu’s ‘tragic mistake’ in Rafah is an atrocity too far

<p>Sir Keir Starmer says Labour will ‘change Britain for the better’</p>
Politics Explained

Can slogans change the minds of voters before the general election?

Politics Explained

Can slogans change the minds of voters before the general election?

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<p>Sir Keir Starmer says Labour will ‘change Britain for the better’</p>
<p>The Kamiq is a dinky ‘crossover’ – part SUV, part hatch </p>
Motoring

Origami vibes: Skoda Kamiq SE L

<p>Julie Etchingham hosted a particularly crowded election debate in 2019 </p>
Politics explained

Will TV debates help or hinder the 2024 general election?

<p>Oh, Jeremy Corbyn: ‘No one – least of all Theresa May – thought Jezza much of a campaigner, but it turned out mixing with the public was the only thing he was good at’ </p>
Voices

Is there room for an independent Jeremy Corbyn in British politics?

<p>Rishi Sunak in his rain-soaked announcement of the election </p>
Voices

What have the Conservatives ever really done for us?

<p>Rishi Sunak in his rain-soaked announcement of the election </p>
Voices

What have the Conservatives ever really done for us?

<p>Out on a high: Rishi Sunak has judged that things aren’t going to get radically better any time soon – and may actually get worse</p>
Voices

Rishi has done the right thing calling an election… but he’s toast

<p>Cameron was quizzed by the European scrutiny committee</p>
Politics Explained

Why David Cameron and Bill Cash are still arguing about Europe

<p>Rishi Sunak discussing his flagship idea for tackling illegal migration with Austrian chancellor, Karl Nehammer</p>
Voices

Will any European country really adopt Rishi’s Rwanda plan?

<p>Time is running out for Jeremy Corbyn to build momentum as an independent MP </p>
Politics Explained

Will Jeremy Corbyn be able to run for Labour at the general election?

<p>For all its funky styling, the Toyota Aygo X is in fact a traditional supermini, but sadly ‘mini cars make mini profits’ </p>
Motoring

Is it a bird? Is it an SUV? No, it’s a supermini: Toyota Aygo X

<p>Academics have warned of the threat to higher education institutions if the number of overseas students falls </p>
Politics Explained

What can be done to address the funding crisis facing universities?

<p>Former prime minister Gordon Brown (left) has spoken of the need to help ‘austerity’s children’ – but Labour is sticking to its plan to keep the two-child benefit cap </p>
Politics Explained

What is the government going to do about child poverty?

<p>The Labour leadership is negotiating with the Labour Trade Union Organisation in an effort to decide what the party’s next manifesto should say</p>
Politics Explained

Can Labour’s new deal for workers satisfy the unions and business?

<p>Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, receives flowers upon her arrival in Lagos, the Nigerian capital </p>
Voices

Might Harry and Meghan’s original Megxit plan actually have worked?

<p>Poll suggests significant shifts could be seen in the balance of political power in Scotland and across the UK </p>
Politics Explained

How might a Labour revival in Scotland affect politics more broadly?

<p>Nadhim Zahawi has revealed he will not stand at the next election</p>
Politics Explained

How ‘The Independent’ killed off Nadhim Zahawi’s political ambitions

Politics Explained

How ‘The Independent’ killed off Nadhim Zahawi’s political ambitions

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<p>Nadhim Zahawi has revealed he will not stand at the next election</p>
<p>Labour leader Keir Starmer with former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office</p>
Politics Explained

What does Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour mean for the Tories?

<p>Gerry (Reece Shearsmith) and Wilma (Steve Pemberton) in the opening episode of the new series, ‘Boo to a Goose’ </p>
Reviews

The end is in sight for Inside No 9, a delightful, twisted creation

<p>The brevity of the couple’s lovemaking – and its unsatisfactory nature from her point of view – is a constant feature of the accounts Daniels gives</p>
Voices

Stormy Daniels, Trump and the lurid details that will haunt me forever

<p>Rachel Reeves delivering her speech on the British economy</p>
Politics Explained

Reeves says Tories are ‘gaslighting’ voters – what would Labour do?

<p>Rachel Reeves delivering her speech on the British economy</p>
Politics Explained

Reeves says Tories are ‘gaslighting’ voters – what would Labour do?

<p>The Seal lives up to its name, possessing the same sort of glabrous, sinuous contours as an agile aquatic mammal, and it is predator-level fast</p>
Motoring

Fastback to the future: BYD Seal AWD Excellence

<p>The party has made significant progress without having Nigel Farage as its formal leader</p>
Politics Explained

How scared should the Tories be of Reform UK?

<p>Sunak’s party is plumbing fresh depths</p>
Voices

Disastrous election results show writing is on the wall for Sunak

<p>Protesters in London showed their distaste for Trump in 2018 with a blimp made in his likeness </p>
Voices

Trump says London is ‘unrecognisable’ – who does he think he is?

<p>Monty Panesar will represent George Galloway’s Workers of Britain party in Ealing Southall </p>
Politics Explained

Can Monty Panesar spin his way into the House of Commons?

<p>The voters remain mostly of the view that Sunak’s Rwanda plan is a bit of a gimmick</p>
Voices

Face it, Rishi, you can’t bribe every asylum seeker with a free house

<p>Rishi Sunak is looking for enough support to continue into the next election</p>
Politics Explained

How bad must local election results get to topple Rishi Sunak?

<p>Susan Hall celebrates being selected by the Conservative Party to run for mayor of London, at the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge, west London</p>
Voices

Is Sadiq Khan’s Tory rival for London mayor a Labour secret agent?

<p>Humza Yousaf arriving at Bute House ahead of his announcement on Monday</p>
Politics Explained

Why Scotland could end up with two general elections this year

<p>We shouldn’t play ping pong with people’s lives</p>
Voices

The row between Britain and Ireland over Rwanda is bordering on farce

<p>The PM giving his speech on welfare reform in central London on Friday </p>
Politics Explained

Is Rishi Sunak playing politics or do benefits need to be reformed?

<p>Oliver Dowden gives a speech on Thursday at Chatham House about economic security</p>
Politics Explained

How concerned should Britain be about the security threat from China?

<p>In many ways, the life of Harry and Meghan resembles that enjoyed – or endured – by the post-abdication Edward VIII and his American wife, Wallis Warfield Simpson</p>
Voices

The Americanisation of Prince Harry is almost complete

<p>Nigel Farage, honorary president of Reform UK and former MEP, at the National Conservatism conference in Brussels on Tuesday</p>
Politics Explained

Should we be worried by the rise of the national conservatives?

<p>Liz Truss recounts her brief time in office in her new book </p>
Reviews

Liz Truss’s ludicrous memoir self-pityingly recaps 49 days of disaster

<p>JK Rowling photographed with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint at a ‘Harry Potter’ premiere in 2010</p>
Voices

JK Rowling’s King Lear-like dispute with her ‘children’ is tragic

<p>Nigel Farage, honorary president of Reform UK and former MEP, at the National Conservatism conference in Brussels on Tuesday</p>
Politics Explained

Should we be worried by the rise of the national conservatives?

<p>Liz Truss recounts her brief time in office in her new book </p>
Reviews

Liz Truss’s ludicrous memoir self-pityingly recaps 49 days of disaster

<p>JK Rowling photographed with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint at a ‘Harry Potter’ premiere in 2010</p>
Voices

JK Rowling’s King Lear-like dispute with her ‘children’ is tragic

<p>Opel fruits: The new Astra is a Vauxhall that you really should be proud to be seen in </p>
Motoring

Cobolt from the blue: Vauxhall Astra Electric Ultimate

<p>Labour leader Keir Starmer during a campaign visit to BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria</p>
Politics Explained

What is Labour’s policy around Britain’s nuclear deterrent?

<p>Both main parties talk about ‘reforming’ the NHS, but never about moving away from the present model</p>
Politics Explained

What would it take to reform the NHS – and is it even possible?

<p>Prime minister Harold Wilson with his wife Mary and secretary Marcia Williams, later Baroness Falkender, with whom he had an affair in the Fifties. A second affair during his time in Downing Street has now come to light </p>
Voices

How did Harold Wilson’s ‘new’ affair stay secret for 50 years?

<p>Tourist trap: Twins Owen and Alfie in the new series of ‘Race Across the World’ </p>
Reviews

Race Across the World proves that travel is best without a smartphone

<p>William Wragg has renounced the Conservative Party whip over the blackmail plot </p>
Politics Explained

How deep does the ‘honeytrap’ plot go?

<p>In her long-awaited report into gender services for children in the NHS, Dr Hilary Cass found no good clinical evidence to support prescribing hormones to under-18s </p>
Voices

Divisive rhetoric around the Cass report won’t help trans kids

<p>The main thing to say is that no one, possibly including Rayner herself, knows whether she did anything wrong </p>
Politics Explained

Do the allegations about Angela Rayner’s tax affairs have any merit?

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