Liberal Democrats
Labour’s chance at last?
Starmer ends 2021 ahead in the polls with Boris Johnson on the ropes
A Shropshire shock for Boris
The by-election result was one of rage rather than politics
Steady Eddy charts a voyage into the unknown
Ed Davey is the new leader of the Lib Dems – but to what purpose?
What are the LibDems for?
The next leader of the LibDems should model herself on Nigel Farage
Speak for liberalism, Ed
Ed Davey has sacrificed the LibDems’ commitment to civil liberties
Whither the Lib Dems?
The fate that awaits the Liberal Democrats after such an awful election
Lost in transition
The proposition is that men can become women and women can become men. How and when are pertinent words
All aboard the trans-Lib Dem express
The Lib Dems’ approach to transgender rights showcases the contradictions of identity politics
Misguided and muddled
By inviting listeners to admit their complicity, Eshun failed utterly to make his case
Lana chameleon
Pitchfork was one of a whole ecosystem of taste-making blogs which laid claim to being the ones who had made del Rey
Sorry, not sorry
If you had to resign over the Downing Street party, you weren’t there
Hard times on the Black Dragon River
Thubron shows an unyielding willingness to listen to those he meets and attempt to understand their worlds
Rule of silence
Good laws can’t be made if we don’t talk about them, and bad laws can’t be repealed in silence
Hitchens: Safe and unsafe
He thought America’s leaders were unworthy of its potential as a great Enlightenment republic
Acronyms
Acronyms are one of the means by which bureaucracies hide or obfuscate what they do
Advancing to Addis
History appears to be repeating itself as Ethiopia’s capital could once again fall to Tigrayan rebels
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
The chance introduction that led to some extraordinary evenings with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Gaullism at a crossroads
The French Right faces its old demons and its moment of truth
Ghosts at the feast
Christmas ghost stories are meditations on darkness at the darkest point of the year