Labour Party
Red flags
Starmer blames two people for everything that is wrong with Britain: Nigel Farage and Tony Blair
What Would Andy Do?
The Burnham wishlist turns out to perfectly match that of the median Labour member
Donkey work
The prime minister is rather less than a natural orator
Prospect in middle age
Insider reflections on Britain’s political magazine scene
We must hold Starmerism to account
Keir Starmer’s laws can be used against his project
How could Starmer be so stupid?
The Mandelson appointment illuminates Number 10’s delusional sense of self
Oh Mandy …
Peter Mandelson Resignation Day seems to come sooner every year
Labour’s housing ice age
The goverment is leaving potential homeowners out in the cold
The Labour government cannot accept criticism
Smearing critics of its policies is disturbing yet futile
Vale of tears
Rachel Reeves’s misery sums up the state of the Labour government
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe