Henry Hill

Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change

Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.

T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves

Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas

Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?

Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections

Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich

Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear

MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks

To fail at something, he would have to do something