Keir: more than just a lucky general
Neither Left nor Right can accept that Starmer’s impressive focus and strategic sense is responsible for transforming Labour’s prospects
An attack puppy
Are the Tories losing their bite?
Labour: a new hope?
Sir Keir Starmer’s low-key approach may yet pay dividends. He has cleaned up his party and faces a tired government — but he must now seize his opportunity
How is Labour shaping up under Starmer?
Labour would certainly not win a general election if it were held tomorrow; but they are heading in the right direction
The Opposition Trap
The next Labour leader will start with the opposite of a blank sheet: an overstuffed, losing manifesto
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
The green myth
Tom, Chris and Graham explore our April edition
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism