British Politics
Lord Hermer’s friends and enemies
The attorney general has offered an accidental insight into the true nature of Starmerite proceduralism
Welcome to late Soviet Britain
The inauthenticity of British politics has led to cynicism and despair
Boris Johnson, the Wrath of God
On the resurrection of the bloated Lazarus
Politicians can’t spin mass immigration away
Managerial tinkering is not enough — we need a cap
A “call list” system would be a gift to lazy MPs
It will suck all the life out the House of Commons
In defence of Blue Labour
It might be old-fashioned and romantic but it has been ahead of the times
Don’t kill liberty to save it
Big government does not deserve greater powers to make up for its mistakes
Starmer’s nightmare
The prime minister is being haunted by a smug Nigel Farage
The Conservatives must change or die
Kemi Badenoch has had her chance and she has failed
Proceduralism is killing Britain
Process triumphs over principle and practicality in every aspect of life
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism