A year in, Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down

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A year in, Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down | Marina Hyde

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/04/keir-starmer-labour-uk-renovation-rachel-reeves

Nothing says you’ve lifted the mood of the nation like having to haul your chancellor to a photocall at a ‘wellbeing centre’
Well, British politics has served up another week of compellingly packaged action. Like Drive to Survive, but for clown cars. Leave it to “no-drama Starmer” to…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-07-04 12:58:11.