Conservative Party
The myths of Tory moderates
The idea of a “One Nation” voter bloc is pure fantasy
The centre cannot hold seats
The idea that the Conservatives can win on appealing to liberal, middle-class voters is delusional
Why Robert Jenrick joined Reform
“This Stalinist approach doesn’t seem like the way to build a happy team, but then it’s not my problem anymore”
Two faces of Toryism
Andy Street and Suella Braverman represent two paths. The Conservatives are taking the low road
A tale of two home secretaries
Kemi Badenoch might regret being left with Priti Patel rather than Suella Braverman
The problem with Badenochism
The Conservative leader fundamentally misunderstands the problems with the social order
The Conservatives are doomed
The opportunity to change with the times has been decisively lost
Francis Urquhart or Baldrick?
Robert Jenrick takes his shamelessness elsewhere
What will come of the Conservatives’ RJ-bargy?
Badenoch claims to have seen off a mutiny, but will it actually win her relevance and respect?
Explaining ex-Tories
Guilt compels Conservatives to seek a new direction
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities