Kier Starmer
Remedial class
Keir Starmer thinks he’s dealing with an idiot at PMQs – as today showed, it’s a mistake to always underestimate your opponent
Will Keir Starmer get a chance at a first impression?
Three opposition leaders have made it into government in the last 40 years. Keir Starmer faces an uphill battle to become the fourth
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Alexandre de Moraes is no hero
Don’t make X an ex-X
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
