Conservative Party
What is a conservative?
Brexit proved there is a huge audience for a culturally conservative party, but who will fill it?
Why are Tories unrepresentative of their voters?
The candidate selection office may offer some clues
MPs approve Northern Ireland Abortion Regulations
The government seems determined to impose abortion in Northern Ireland against its will
The language of Conservative priorities
Why does Boris want marriage to be a contract-at-will?
The small matter of Britain’s interest in China
To many Britons, China is a large country, far away
Great minds think alike
Is there a reason why MPs’ Cummings statements all sounded the same?
Is Boris Johnson the John Major of our day?
Anthony Broxton investigates the similarities between two political scandals
Boris’s Corona Catastrophe
An indolent, blustering prime minister surrounded by supine, vacuous incompetents
The future of the Conservative Party
John Bowers reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
The big state heir to Blair
James Kirkup reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
In the beginning: neither fish nor fowl
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
For realism, against Scottish nationalism
Progress depends on rejecting the delusions of independence
A misguided election briefing
The Church must recognise there are Christians on both the left and right of politics
Life as a lonely quadrant voter
Who should you vote for if you lean left economically and right culturally?
The secret war of a wolf in chic clothing
Dudley Clarke had his fingers in many of the most interesting pies of covert operations in World War II
Our attitude towards MPs is inconsistent
We hate career politicians, but we want politicians to focus entirely on their career
World Government or Peoples’ Governments?
As the nation state system falters, we are faced with a choice between centre and periphery
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
The secret diary of a parly staffer
Time to find something more productive for mediocre graduates to do
