Susanna Reid
Inner and outer Badenoch
On Good Morning Britain, Kemi Badenoch discovered that live television is less forgiving than Conservative HQ
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument