Conservative Party
The big winner of recent opinion polling is despair
As we approach the next election, few people are optimistic about Sunak or Starmer
Blue de grâce?
The next election could spell doom for the Conservative Party
Political parties should be broad churches, not sects
We should welcome diversity of opinion among MPs
Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral
It’s high noon for Sunak’s Conservatives as the bullets start to fly
Glory Dave
The former prime minister takes us on a walk down memory lane
The big Tory lie
They promised high-skill immigration. We got something else entirely
George Eaton was not responsible for Roger Scruton’s firing
The Conservatives were ultimately responsible
Two cheers for the government’s immigration plans
New measures are a step in the right direction but do not go far enough
Torypocalypse
Rishi Sunak has industriously succeeded in alienating everyone
Braverman’s broadside
Does Suella have a plan to save the Conservatives?
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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
A load of Bolls
Citizen Vigilante is artless MAGA slop
Taylor’s Version of feminism
Taylor Swift’s marriage is less a retreat from feminism than its logical conclusion
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business