Bring back the castratos? Might as well

Keir Starmer takes a vow of public service and perpetual dogmatic silence

Three very sleepy men discuss the election result

The Labour landslide is a clarifying moment, which will be good for British political debate

A new dawn has broken, even if the sky is grey

The Conservatives’ terrible result could become terminal

Votes on the basis of ethnic identity are reshaping British politics

Keir Starmer should not feel too triumphant — hard times lie ahead

We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure

Newly arrived non-citizens being allowed to vote makes a farce of British democracy