Let’s bring back hereditary peers
There is a new law of politics: if it happened under Tony Blair, it’s almost certainly bad. Brexit has certainly…
The Oliver Letwin speech that first revealed the Benn Act game plan
On Coffee House last week, I wrote that the judgment of the Supreme Court shows that the Benn Act is…
Has the Supreme Court handed Boris Johnson a Brexit escape route?
The Supreme Court’s judgement is the latest constitutional perversion after the Benn act. But ironically it may assist the Government…
How Boris Johnson boxed his Brexit opponents in
As a Leave voter, it is satisfying to watch Boris’s Johnson’s bold Brexit plan unfold. The predictable backlash to it…
Caroline Lucas and the problem with diversity
As Caroline Lucas found out last week, there comes a moment when a defective ideology collapses under the weight of…
Why October 10th is Boris Johnson’s best bet for a snap election
Boris Johnson thrives on risk. His political life so far has consisted of a succession of gambles that have paid…
Jacob Rees-Mogg and the mystery of the conference recess
“What is going on with the conference recess?” asked Valerie Vaz during Jacob Rees-Mogg’s first outing for Business Questions as…