Tom Jones

Tom Jones is Deputy Online Editor of the Critic. He tweets at @93vintagejones

The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful

Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used

Wales finally offered proof they aren’t destined to decline

How the geographical spread of Channel crossings has been widening

The election has grim implications — but there is no cause for despair

Nigel Farage has offered more questions than answers in a promising but perilous year for Reform

Starmer’s promises to clean up British politics make him little more than an establishment demagogue

With defections looming and insiders hedging their bets, Reform faces an awkward question: who actually fills its benches?

“This Stalinist approach doesn’t seem like the way to build a happy team, but then it’s not my problem anymore”