UK Politics
Britain’s twilight war
The UK is fighting an unwinnable conflict in a world that it doesn’t understand, without plan or purpose
Whitehall in the thick of it
The Civil Service’s utter determination not to do anything ministers ask of it makes the Government’s work tricky
Legacy of failure
13 years of missed chances, bungled crises and miserable inaction
Focus on the body
Reflections on the National Conservatism conference
The Tories’ phony peace
The real battle of ideas will begin when the party’s time in office reaches the end of the road
The EU chooses lawlessness
The European Parliament is veering towards gunboat diplomacy
In Sunak’s house are many rooms
But it might be a tight squeeze
Unsung heroes
Those who stand outside abortion clinics offer help as well as prayers, but buffer zones cut off that lifeline
Schrodinger’s deal
The Northern Ireland Protocol now exists in a state of quantum uncertainty
I’ve got a brand new combine harvester
City lawyer turns rural heartthrob as Keir Starmer woos the farmers