The Politician of Futures Past
June 20, 2026
Unlike the sixties, being able to remember the nineties is not a reliable sign you weren’t there. It is not that there were no drugs
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Nanny Starmer: Protecting Children From Everything Except Real Danger
June 17, 2026
If you didn’t know better, you’d think Keir Starmer had just cured cancer, ended child poverty, and guaranteed England’s victory at the World Cup –
Reform’s Makerfield Gamble: Why Kenyon Might Not Be Ready
June 13, 2026
The Makerfield by-election, the biggest local election in modern British political history, will take place in under two weeks. It’s a toss-up between Reform’s Robert Kenyon or
The Sneering Style in British Politics
June 12, 2026
I have taken to watching Cathy Newman’s show on Sky News. A slightly strange beast, it has some news but most of it is Cathy and a
Britain Must Reconsider the Death Penalty
June 9, 2026
The brutal murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak last December should force Britain to consider the reintroduction of the death penalty. Stabbed repeatedly on a Southampton
Tony Blair: The Traitors’ Traitor
June 1, 2026
Unlike Dorian Gray, I suspect Tony Blair keeps a flawless portrait in his attic. There it hangs (like the real thing, regrettably noose-free), forever youthful,
Reform’s Radical Agenda: Give the Voters What They Want
May 17, 2026
Earlier this month, Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s latest political incarnation, proposed one of the sharpest political ideas of modern times: to site new migrant detention
Voter Troubles
May 15, 2026
Imagine this scenario: Reform UK and the Green Party are the only two options, with the result hanging on a single vote. You still haven’t
Starmer: The Most Hated PM in Living Memory
May 14, 2026
There have been many moments throughout the past two years when one might have expected Sir Keir Starmer to do the decent thing and fall