Richard Johnson
Dr Richard Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary University of London. He tweets at @richardmarcj
Strengthening Britain’s political constitution
The unique character of Britain’s constitution can make our politics great again
Don’t hobble the house
Proposals for constitutional reform will only weaken our parliamentary democracy
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
The ankle tag and the ballot box
The courts convicted Marine Le Pen, but left her political fate to French voters
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
