Published by The i paper (5th October, 2020) Here we go again. The Tories are sliding in the polls. The prime minister’s popularity is waning fast as his incompetence […]
Politics
Where have all the good politicians gone?
Published by UnHerd (1st July, 2020) Tony Blair has had the most successful career of any politician since Margaret Thatcher. He won three general elections, reshaped the country […]
Politics
Like it or not, Brexit has won – now the real battle begins
Published by The i paper (16th December, 2019) As soon as I heard the exit poll on election night, I felt strangely sanguine. I had lost, and so […]
Politics
Labour has a choice: the centre or the abyss
Published by The Washington Post (13th December, 2019) As results started rolling in from Britain’s 650 constituencies in Thursday’s election, there was a moment of exquisite symbolism. Labour […]
Politics
Can Dominic Raab cling on to Esher?
Published by UnHerd (9th December, 2019) I met Liam Gallagher on the high street in Esher outside his tile shop. “Yes, that is really my name,” he told […]
Politics
Voters are being offered the Devil’s choice
Published by The i paper (9th December, 2019) Weary British voters head back to the polls this week. They have many concerns of crucial importance swirling around their […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
Our prisons are a national disgrace
Published by UnHerd (2nd December, 2019) In 1773, a wealthy businessman named John Howard, appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, was distressed to discover the barbaric treatment of inmates […]
Health / Policy
The NHS is our modern shibboleth
Published by The i paper (25th November, 2019) The comedian Rob Delaney has made a video for Labour about the NHS that has been watched almost five million times on […]
Politics
Tory hardliners forced to adopt Labour’s clothing
Published by The i paper (7th October, 2019) It was strange to read the text of Michael Gove’s speech celebrating German Unity Day last week. Not for the […]
Politics
Democracy is not fixed by one vote
Published by The i paper (30th September, 2019) Boris Johnson has long dreamed of his first party conference as prime minister, telling a few gags to the Tory […]
Politics
How desperate is Doncaster for Brexit?
Published by UnHerd (27th September, 2019) ‘We should be out — it’s a farce.’ James Mitchell admits he had not really thought much about his country’s place in Europe […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Cameron will forever be tainted by the Brexit horror story
Published by The i paper (16th September, 2019) Every now and then I am struck by the stench of our putrefying politics. It hit me last week when […]