Justin Elderman
Justin Elderman writes on the politics of the civil service.
The BLM takeover of Whitehall
Why don’t ministers care about the politics of their civil servants?
The Modi-fication of British politics
Both parties should stop seeking approval from sectarian Hindu nationalists
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
Don’t let the government poach your pouch
A moral panic is brewing over nicotine pouches
Peers but not equals
Ferdinand Ries: Symphonies 1&2 (Ondine); Franz Clement: Solo violin works (Naxos)
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
When breast isn’t best
A major maternity support group is at war with its trustees over its insistence that men should be enabled to breastfeed
Sweet vengeance could turn sour
Anti-Conservative right-wingers should be careful what they wish for
Anatomy of a populist cynic
As Spain’s national-conservatives get outflanked by “Alvise”, Europe’s “new right” would do well to watch the fringes, too
Women have bad odds with Dodds
This appointment is an insult from Keir Starmer
You can’t beat the left at its own game
Conservative attempts to reverse leftist victimology are doomed to fail