The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
Our attitude towards MPs is inconsistent
We hate career politicians, but we want politicians to focus entirely on their career
Humza Yousaf, global citizen
Britain needs one, and only one, foreign policy
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
Political parties should be broad churches, not sects
We should welcome diversity of opinion among MPs
Where does Labour think that wealth comes from?
Keir Starmer has to face the reality of wealth creation
A vision without a voice
Can we have Trussism without Truss?
Where are the Parkies of tomorrow?
In a risk averse world of fakes and phonies, the ever-authentic Sir Michael Parkinson is sorely missed
Biden’s NATO rebuff
Why did the US snub Ben Wallace?
The nicotine closet
Where are the smoking politicians?
The pointlessness of pintlessness
There is no case for slashing the drink-driving limit
Cancel the train drivers
Brexiteers, transphobes, racists and right-wingers — but I repeat myself
WHO do they think they are?
Politicians should be more sceptical about ideology packaged as “public health”
Planning for success
Even with its huge majority, Labour has a finite amount of political capital. It should spend a great deal of it on planning reform
Bloody opposition
The Tories have left Britain in the hands of managers, judges and technocrats
The ghosts of Tory past
The Conservatives are haunted by the spirits of the last two decades
When the Left thought free trade meant peace
Socialists, communists and liberals were united by a conviction that free trade could, and would, promote democracy and justice
Populism on the march
As populism advances on both sides of the channel, we ask if it can make the shift from insurgent movement to governing project
Who hears the voiceless?
Leaving unborn children without legal protections would be an ethical disgrace
The soullessness of “social mobility”
Underprivileged young people need culture, not just “skills”
Superunintelligence
Have we witnessed the rise of ShappsGPT?
