Richard Johnson
Dr Richard Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary University of London. He tweets at @richardmarcj
Don’t hobble the house
Proposals for constitutional reform will only weaken our parliamentary democracy
Doing shots
You can tell a lot about someone from their favourite Henry wife
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
All the President’s toadies
American journalism lacks a healthy contempt for the ruling class
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Two-tier policing is not new
Our authorities must operate without fear or favour again
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
The vindication of Cass
An attempt to overturn restrictions on providing puberty blockers has failed
Israel off the leash
For Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, and he goes to America to raise support, not to listen to calls for peace
Twitter’s doxxing problem
Social media “outings” expose serious lapses in legality and digital morality
For realism, against Scottish nationalism
Progress depends on rejecting the delusions of independence