Christopher Howarth
Christopher Howarth works for the European Research Group, is a former Parliamentary candidate, special advisor and author of a political thriller “The Durian Pact”, based on his time in politics. He tweets at @cjchowarth
Cross wires
For Britain it’s sovereignty, for the EU it’s a niggle around sausages
Major Lapse
How can a man who leaves state secrets at the bus stop keep his job?
Mrs May: My part in her downfall
The battle to secure a clean Brexit was won only after Brexiteers secretly obtained a copy of the 1922 Committee rules
The Internal Market Bill doesn’t do a lot
There is much more to legislate to ensure Britain’s sovereignty
Why does the BBC need to lie about Britain’s history?
Indian nationalist fantasies about the Bengal famine can’t be the point of the licence fee
Take back control of the Moon
It’s time for Britain to get back into the space race
Most Read
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
We have to tame Big Tech
We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
The party of retailers
Labour’s drift from its union roots reveals the party no longer knows what — or who — it is for
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
