Constitution
Gordon Brown — a study in failure
The ex-PM’s dangerous quest to salvage a legacy
Oh good lords
Think twice about Labour’s constitutional plans
Constitutional curiosities
Where do Truss and Sunak stand?
In an end, a beginning
The Queen’s absence serves as a reminder of the enduring importance of the monarchy
The perils of a speaker unchained
Bercow remains a grim warning about what a politician can still do in the chair, if he puts his mind to it
Fixing the unbroken
Reform of judicial review is a solution without a problem
Where is Parliament?
If MPs cannot curb rule by decree, then they have little constitutional relevance
A vengeful pursuit of political power
Natascha Engel reviews Unspeakable by John Bercow
Supremely impartial
Far from being enemies of the people, our judges have a fine record in ignoring political considerations when making their rulings
A one-sided view of history that neuters parliament
Brexiteers are right: parliamentary sovereignty is inextricably linked with national sovereignty
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Too much disinformation
Mariana Spring is back, with another series to set the songbirds a-twitter
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
Wragg must go
He should resign or be fired
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
The death of charity?
The decline of religion and the fraying of our social fabric has made us meaner
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
