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The farce awakens
Not long ago, in a parliament far, far away
Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies
Lord Geidt’s thankless task: teaching Boris not to fib
Red meat week?
Boris Johnson is reduced to conducting his publicity tours in secret
Starmer could do better
Boris would be a more effective leader of the opposition than Sir Keir
This time the mission is the man
B-Day comes and a beachhead is secured
Boris is no joke, he’s a way of life
Keep the Telegraph solvent, keep Boris in office
Sunak leads the retreat
A windfall tax is apparently not a windfall tax if the Tories introduce it
The right to a wrong-time to party
The Prime Minister remains sorry but not sorry
Shapps is shocked, shocked!
The Prime Minister’s defence calls in a specialist
Boris brings up the rear
The prime minister is consistent only in his untidiness and unpreparedness
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
