Labour Party
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
Keir the coward
Narrowing the borders of permissible opinion will not solve Britain’s societal crises
Fear the Keir
Starmer is Blair 2.0 — but this time, things can only get worse
The big winner of recent opinion polling is despair
As we approach the next election, few people are optimistic about Sunak or Starmer
Political parties should be broad churches, not sects
We should welcome diversity of opinion among MPs
Where does Labour think that wealth comes from?
Keir Starmer has to face the reality of wealth creation
Who even is “working class”?
Keir Starmer loves the term, but its substance is hard to define
The rise and rise of sectarian politics
Does the Muslim Party UK have a future?
No happy endings
Our worst sin has been to be weak, rather than merely to be wrong
Motorway-mania
Britain in the age of the automobile
Sherlock Holmes and the BBC bias
Eamonn Holmes will get to the bottom of the mystery of what happened to his career
Should we love the British economy we have?
As another UK steel mill closes, Stephen Bush’s plea for a white collar love-in felt ill-timed
Are Labour the real racists?
Conservatives should stop trying to play the victim on identitarian grounds
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
The West needs more decisive diplomacy
Diplomatic vacillation is enabling the spread of armed conflict
More drama, less news
An element of fiction can bring insights and humanity that pure non-fiction lacks
