British Politics
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
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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
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
The importance of ancestry
Remembering a great scholar of nationalism
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General