Elections
Will there be an election?
Electoral maths and the human factor make it a lot less likely
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
Why there will probably be no early election
It would be all but impossible to build an attractive but realistic manifesto
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
Most Read
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
How Bridget Phillipson earned an F
Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom