The Troubles with Brexit
At times, it can be hard to avoid the preachy style of reviewing that talks to readers in the tone…
Sally Gimson’s deselection and the battle for Labour’s soul
Anyone who doubts that the far left is more interested in winning the faction fight within the Labour party than…
How our biased electoral system could change British history
Last night’s report in the Financial Times that Nigel Farage is considering a pact with Boris Johnson has terrified what…
Meet Dominic Slack-Oxley: the biggest source of fake news in Britain
Allow me to introduce Dominic Slack-Oxley. Never heard of him, I hear you cry. Oh but you have. You hear…
A People’s Vote is no substitute for an effective opposition
Sympathetic journalists covering the Remain movement are stuck by how far away it is from the ugliness of politics. Its…
Don’t just blame Tom Watson for the fake child abuse scandal
I don’t carry a brief for Tom Watson. I have attacked him in the strongest terms for his part in…
Boris Johnson has made a nonsense of the Conservative party
In a judgment that will ring down the centuries, the Supreme Court unanimously finds that a Conservative prime minister had…
Only the judiciary can save the Tories from themselves
Boris Johnson is using the conventions of British public life to destroy the British constitution. He is relying on the…
Extremists have taken over the two main parties
Both main British parties are now characterised by intolerance of dissent, leader worship and racism. You can take a historical…
Downing Street has lost the right to be trusted
As a rule, it is naïve to hope that the thuggery of our masters will rebound and the wicked will…
The Remain alliance that could spoil Boris Johnson’s party
What George Orwell said of left-wing intellectuals now applies to Boris Johnson and his ministers: so much of what they…
Labour must ditch Corbyn now if it wants to stop Boris
If Labour were serious about stopping the most right-wing Conservative government within living memory, it would revolutionise its approach to…
Boris is a weak man posing as a tough guy
Boris Johnson is taking over the Conservative party like a gangster taking over a crime syndicate. Don’t let ideological labels…
There could never be a German Boris Johnson
Germany’s Die Welt asked me to tell its readers how on earth someone like Boris Johnson could become prime minister.…
The verdict that brings hope to parents of disabled people
A spark of humanity flickered in the courts today as they lifted a cruel, ill-thought through and counter productive restriction…
Why Tories are hooked on Boris Johnson
Modern politicians are like drug dealers intent on keeping their clients’ hooked. They sell fixes to their core voters: upping…
Boris Johnson is Theresa May in drag
Boris Johnson seems the opposite of Theresa May. The worst thing she ever did was run through a wheat field.…
Boris Johnson: everything about you is phoney
Rather rashly, Boris Johnson published The Churchill factor: How one man made history in 2015. It was without historical merit,…
What the People’s Vote campaign should do about Jeremy Corbyn
The remain campaign’s political dilemma looks insoluble. Perhaps I am being overly pessimistic – gloom is my default state –…
Do Brexit Party supporters know who they are really voting for?
When people challenge my opinions I shrug, said Vladimir Nabokov. When people challenge my facts, I reach for my dictionary.…
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