Rupert Lowe
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Polish lessons for the British right
Radical ideologues might not win but they can undermine winners
Reform, Restore, Rehash?
On the highs and Lowes of the Restore Britain launch
The News Agents’ selective outrage
Grooming gangs are the problem, not people sounding the alarm
The wisdom of Corbynistas
Reform UK should not make an enemy of their online sceptics
Yawning gap
Lots was missing from this press conference: expectation management, questions from the press and — wasn’t there another MP?
Always time for WAR
Labour wages war on the countryside whilst Reform wages war on itself
Reform has a human capital problem
Why would talented and successful people be attracted to such a farce?
Kronsteen vs Blofeld
Blofeld has got messianic qualities. But I intended that as a compliment
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven