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Kabila's Gamble: Congo's New Rebel Alliance
On October 12, 2026, former president Joseph Kabila launched the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation from Goma, replacing AFC-M23, with Corneille …
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Taiwan's Grey Zone: The Pressure Campaign
On October 21-22, 2026, Taiwan's National Security Bureau chief told parliament that Taiwan is investigating organised crime's links to what it descr…
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The VAT Cut: Burnham's Cost-of-Living Play
From October 1, 2026, VAT on domestic energy fell from 5 percent to zero, costing about £850 million a year, saving roughly £45 per household and tri…
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The Settlement Reckoning
UK net migration was 171,000 in 2025, down 48 percent, with work visas down 18 percent and study visas down 11 percent, yet settlement grants rose 24…
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Britain's 3 Percent Question
NATO members are on a path toward 3.5 percent of GDP on defence by 2035, but Prime Minister Burnham refused a 3-percent-by-2030 commitment in July, a…
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The Rock Deal: Gibraltar After Brexit
The UK-EU Gibraltar treaty was signed in Brussels on July 14, 2026, and provisionally applied from July 15, bringing Schengen arrangements and a cust…
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The 1.5 Million Homes Gamble
The government's 1.5 million homes target is slipping: about 437,900 net additional homes between July 2024 and September 2026 is 29 percent of the t…
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Burnham's Hundred Days
October 28 will mark 100 days since Andy Burnham became prime minister on July 20, 2026, and it is still a few days ahead. His record so far includes…
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The 2032 Countdown: Social Security's Math Problem
The June 2026 Trustees Report projects that Social Security's retirement trust fund will be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032, after which 78 pe…
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Isaias's Test: FEMA After the Cuts
Hurricane Isaias brought emergency declarations on October 9-10, 2026, covering Alabama and 27 Florida counties, testing a FEMA that an August 2026 G…
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