Denton and Gorton
Gorton and Denton: the view from the left
Labour have handed the Greens a victory that now threatens to unpick Keir Starmer’s leadership
From safe seat to warning sign
Gorton and Denton could expose how far Labour’s once-reliable Muslim vote is splintering
Starmer’s Gorton gamble
As Labour purges its soft left, a by-election in Greater Manchester could hand the Greens their breakthrough.
Beyond the one-man band
With defections looming and insiders hedging their bets, Reform faces an awkward question: who actually fills its benches?
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There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
That viral Reddit post does not say a lot about society
Don’t confuse your caricature of your outgroup for the real thing
Regulations without services
How the state is prohibiting without providing