Red dawn
Following the locals, a shattered Conservative party will need to get used to losing
The blue blazer
Liz Truss’s story is a salutary tale
Imaginary country
The land of Morbia was revealed to me in a dream
Redrawing boundaries
The constituency boundary review is in, and it makes for very long reading
Play nice together
Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens need to work as one if they are to overcome an electoral system that helps the Conservatives
Dumping on Trump
Borders, the body politic and the last inauguration
Altogether enough enjoyment
Venice after people
The myth of the red wall
The red wall was a patronising generalisation about a huge swathe of the country
What to watch for on election night
Lewis Baston’s guide to watching the election results intelligently
Go postal
How parties peek at postal votes before polling day
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
The self-destruction of the centrists
Chaos looms for the Conservative Party
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
