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class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-labour-mp-scupper-a-us-uk-trade-deal/"> Will Labour MPs scupper a US-UK trade deal? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">A UK-US trade deal is on the table. On a surprisingly successful trip to Washington, US President Donald Trump made it clear to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that a trade agreement with the United States was close. “We could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs won’t be</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-labour-mp-scupper-a-us-uk-trade-deal/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201557591.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201557591.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201557591.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201557591.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201557591.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201557591.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Wednesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="26 Feb 2025">26 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-544582" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Will Trump’s ‘golden visas’ threaten Rachel Reeves’s tax plans?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-trumps-golden-visas-threaten-rachel-reevess-tax-plans/"> Will Trump’s ‘golden visas’ threaten Rachel Reeves’s tax plans? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Fed up with Rachel Reeves’s tax rises, with the calls for wealth and mansion taxes, and the loss of non-dom status? For $5 million (£3.95 million), there is now a very easy escape route. President Trump has just announced a ‘golden visa scheme’, allowing investors an easy path to American citizenship. That is aimed at</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-trumps-golden-visas-threaten-rachel-reevess-tax-plans/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2201980928-e1740566595190.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Tuesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="25 Feb 2025">25 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-544447" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Trump is doing us a favour by targeting our dreadful tech laws">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trump-is-doing-us-a-favour-by-targeting-our-dreadful-tech-laws/"> Trump is doing us a favour by targeting our dreadful tech laws </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It will be an unacceptable intrusion on our sovereignty. And it will pave the way for American domination of the internet. Ministers will no doubt be appalled by the suggestion by President Trump that he will impose tariffs on the UK if we don’t rip all the tech legislation that he doesn’t like, especially if</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trump-is-doing-us-a-favour-by-targeting-our-dreadful-tech-laws/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=963,642 963w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social_Media_cmyk_ext_2201.webp?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Sunday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="23 Feb 2025">23 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-544041" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="How France killed its start-up culture">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-macron-killed-frances-start-up-culture/"> How France killed its start-up culture </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It would encourage digitally savvy entrepreneurs. It would be a hub for artificial intelligence. And it would encourage a wave of new companies, replacing the ageing giants of French industry. When Emmanuel Macron became president, turning the country into ‘le start-up’ nation was central to his mission to modernise the economy. In fairness, he had</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-macron-killed-frances-start-up-culture/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2199864620.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Wednesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="19 Feb 2025">19 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-543435" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Is X still worth £38 billion? Elon Musk thinks so">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-x-still-worth-38-billion-elon-musk-thinks-so/"> Is X still worth £38 billion? Elon Musk thinks so </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, his many critics gleefully predicted a catastrophe. We were told that everyone would quit the site for its rivals, such as Bluesky and Mastodon. The rebranding to X made Musk the object of ridicule. Musk was warned that he was unlikely to see a return on the $44</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-x-still-worth-38-billion-elon-musk-thinks-so/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198394195.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198394195.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198394195.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198394195.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198394195.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198394195.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-543077" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Does it matter if Rachel Reeves fibbed on her CV?">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/does-it-matter-if-rachel-reeves-fibbed-on-her-cv/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196711425.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196711425.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196711425.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196711425.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196711425.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196711425.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/does-it-matter-if-rachel-reeves-fibbed-on-her-cv/"> Does it matter if Rachel Reeves fibbed on her CV? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Rachel Reeves is in the headlines again, for all the wrong reasons. The Chancellor’s entry in Who’s Who lists her as a contributor to the Journal of Political Economy. The problem? Reeves has, in fact, only published a single article in a far less prestigious publication, the European Journal of Political Economy. At this rate,</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Thursday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="13 Feb 2025">13 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-542360" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Does Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy even exist?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/does-rachel-reevess-industrial-strategy-even-exist/"> Does Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy even exist? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The Labour government was pinning everything on an ambitious industrial strategy to boost growth. It was meant to make the UK the fastest-growing economy in the G7, reboot the economy, raise real wages and generate all the extra tax revenues that were going to pay for improved public services. The trouble is, there is not</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/does-rachel-reevess-industrial-strategy-even-exist/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196712470-e1739443762402.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Wednesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="12 Feb 2025">12 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-541932" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Cheaper mortgages won’t save Britain from recession">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/cheaper-mortgages-wont-rescue-britain-from-recession/"> Cheaper mortgages won’t save Britain from recession </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Electricity bills are going up. Netflix is adding a couple of pounds a month to the price of a standard subscription, and council tax is going through the roof. Most of us are probably struggling with the cost of living. There is, however, one piece of good news: the sub four per cent mortgage is</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/cheaper-mortgages-wont-rescue-britain-from-recession/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2164119750-e1739355464991.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Tuesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="11 Feb 2025">11 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-541797" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Vance is right, Europe is smothering AI">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/vance-is-right-europe-is-smothering-ai/"> Vance is right, Europe is smothering AI </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">They won’t have liked the message or the messenger. With characteristic bluntness, the American vice president J. D. Vance tore into the European Union’s smothering regulation of artificial intelligence today.  Still, Europe’s leaders should listen. Vance happens to be absolutely right. When President Macron convened an AI summit in Paris this week, he was probably</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/vance-is-right-europe-is-smothering-ai/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196593895.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-541690" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Starmer should split from the EU if it hits back at Trump on tariffs">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmer-is-right-to-split-from-the-eu-on-its-tariff-retaliation-plan/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2175366198.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2175366198.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2175366198.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2175366198.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2175366198.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2175366198.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmer-is-right-to-split-from-the-eu-on-its-tariff-retaliation-plan/"> Starmer should split from the EU if it hits back at Trump on tariffs </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The European Union has hit back against Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports. “Tariffs are taxes – bad for business, worse for consumers,” the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said, adding that the levy “will not go unanswered”. Yet for all the fire and fury, Europe will</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Monday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="10 Feb 2025">10 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-541506" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Trump’s tariffs could kill Europe’s steel industry">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trumps-tariffs-could-kill-europes-steel-industry/"> Trump’s tariffs could kill Europe’s steel industry </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">So, it seems that Donald Trump wasn’t bluffing after all. On his way to the Superbowl, the president made time to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States, ramping up a trade war that has been looming ever since he moved into the White House last month. Speaking</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trumps-tariffs-could-kill-europes-steel-industry/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198045416.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198045416.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198045416.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198045416.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198045416.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198045416.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Tuesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="4 Feb 2025">4 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-540403" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="What Trump’s tariff ‘opening salvo’ will teach him">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-trumps-tariff-opening-salvo-will-teach-him/"> What Trump’s tariff ‘opening salvo’ will teach him </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Mexico and Canada have been given a last-minute reprieve from Donald Trump’s tariffs. China has offered only the most half-hearted response to them. At this rate, even the European Union may be off the hook. Equity markets have rallied strongly as the trade war which seems about to crash the global economy appears to have</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-trumps-tariff-opening-salvo-will-teach-him/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196911571-e1738675576992.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Monday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="3 Feb 2025">3 Feb 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-540217" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Europe can’t win a trade war against the US">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/europe-cant-win-a-trade-war-against-the-us/"> Europe can’t win a trade war against the US </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It will hit back immediately. It will target the industries that will hurt the most. And it won’t be bullied or pushed around. We can expect to hear lots of tough rhetoric from European leaders today as the bloc prepares to retaliate against Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs of 10 per cent or more on</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/europe-cant-win-a-trade-war-against-the-us/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7256618-1_1.webp_6af6a1.png?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7256618-1_1.webp_6af6a1.png?resize=816,544 816w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7256618-1_1.webp_6af6a1.png?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7256618-1_1.webp_6af6a1.png?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7256618-1_1.webp_6af6a1.png?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7256618-1_1.webp_6af6a1.png?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Wednesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="29 Jan 2025">29 Jan 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-539126" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why Rachel Reeves’ growth plan is doomed">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-rachel-reeves-growth-plan-is-doomed-to-flop/"> Why Rachel Reeves’ growth plan is doomed </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The wait is over. After six months in government, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided that today is the day to step forward and pull the big lever marked ‘growth’. In a widely-trailed speech, she has outlined all the different ways her government is going to get the economy moving again. There is just one snag.</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-rachel-reeves-growth-plan-is-doomed-to-flop/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2189157490-e1738131689468.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Monday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="27 Jan 2025">27 Jan 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-538836" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Britain is on track for a ‘Reeves recession’">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-is-on-track-for-a-reeves-recession/"> Britain is on track for a ‘Reeves recession’ </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Business confidence is falling. Companies are warning that profits will be lower than expected, and they are already planning to cut their output. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves might have hoped that this week would open with better news on the economy, especially as she is planning a major speech to relaunch her plan for growth</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-is-on-track-for-a-reeves-recession/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188604343-1-e1737977931782.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Friday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="24 Jan 2025">24 Jan 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-538529" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Two big problems with the Sainsbury’s job cuts">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/two-big-problems-with-the-sainsburys-job-cuts/"> Two big problems with the Sainsbury’s job cuts </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">You won’t be able to get a cup of coffee. Nor will you be able to pick up something from the patisserie or the pizza oven. A trip to Sainsbury’s was hardly the most exciting thing in the world, but it is about to get a little bit duller, with the grocery chain set to</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/two-big-problems-with-the-sainsburys-job-cuts/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1238444821.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Thursday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="23 Jan 2025">23 Jan 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="two-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-538475" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--podcast article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Industry tragedy, Trump vs the Pope & the depressing reality of sex parties">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/industry-tragedy-trump-vs-the-pope-the-depressing-reality-of-sex-parties/"> Industry tragedy, Trump vs the Pope & the depressing reality of sex parties </a> </h3> <p class="article__duration"> <span class="article__duration-icon"> <svg class="svg-icon" role="presentation" focusable="false" height="14" width="14" viewbox="0 0 14 12"><path d="m6.173.45-3.39 3.389a.143.143 0 0 1-.1.041H1.428c-.632 0-1.143.512-1.143 1.144v1.952c0 .632.511 1.144 1.143 1.144h1.253c.038 0 .075.015.101.042l3.39 3.389a.571.571 0 0 0 .971-.403V.855a.572.572 0 0 0-.971-.406Zm4.166 1.529a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.808 4.544 4.544 0 0 1 0 6.427.571.571 0 0 0 .808.809 5.688 5.688 0 0 0 .003-8.041l-.003-.003ZM11.74.53a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.809 6.603 6.603 0 0 1 0 9.32.573.573 0 0 0 .794.823l.014-.014a7.747 7.747 0 0 0 0-10.938Zm-2.8 2.897a.572.572 0 1 0-.81.808 2.505 2.505 0 0 1 0 3.533.572.572 0 1 0 .808.805 3.65 3.65 0 0 0 .002-5.146Z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg> </span> 42 min listen </p> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">This week: the death of British industry In the cover piece for the magazine, Matthew Lynn argues that Britain is in danger of entering a ‘zero-industrial society’. The country that gave the world the Industrial Revolution has presided over a steep decline in British manufacturing. He argues there are serious consequences: foreign ownership, poorer societies,</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/industry-tragedy-trump-vs-the-pope-the-depressing-reality-of-sex-parties/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=1029,686 1029w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--two-up"> <article id="article-538385" class="article article--two-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Rachel Reeves is getting an expensive lesson in economics">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/rachel-reeves-is-getting-an-expensive-lesson-in-economics/"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2195059820_be4a08.jpg?resize=150,150" class="ratio-1/1" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2195059820_be4a08.jpg?resize=487,487 487w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2195059820_be4a08.jpg?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2195059820_be4a08.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/rachel-reeves-is-getting-an-expensive-lesson-in-economics/"> Rachel Reeves is getting an expensive lesson in economics </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It may prove to be just the first of many screeching U-turns. Whilst hobnobbing among the plutocrats in Davos this week, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted that she may have to tweak her clamp-down on non doms, to make it less punitive for anyone who isn’t British, and happens to have a bit of</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-538087" class="article article--two-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Unmade in Britain: we’re becoming a zero-industrial society">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/unmade-in-britain-were-becoming-a-zero-industrial-society/"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.png?resize=150,150" class="ratio-1/1" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.png?resize=686,686 686w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.png?resize=375,375 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.png?resize=500,500 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lowryskull.png?resize=640,640 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/unmade-in-britain-were-becoming-a-zero-industrial-society/"> Unmade in Britain: we’re becoming a zero-industrial society </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The French sociologist Alain Touraine coined the term ‘post-industrial society’ in 1969. By the 1980s it had become shorthand for the kind of services-based, individualistic economies most major developed nations had created. Today, the UK is moving its economy beyond that. We are creating what might be called a ‘zero-industrial society’. Climate change targets, soaring</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Monday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="20 Jan 2025">20 Jan 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-537377" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why would Trump give Starmer a trade deal?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-would-trump-give-starmer-a-trade-deal/"> Why would Trump give Starmer a trade deal? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">As President Trump takes office later today, Keir Starmer has assembled his top team, tasking them with landing a trade deal with the United States. 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