Published by The i paper (1st July, 2024) When Rishi Sunak stood before the dwindling band of Tory faithful at their party conference last year, he spoke about the […]
Politics
What’s the point of the Lib Dems?
Published by The i paper (22nd April, 2024) The vote in Parliament last week to impose the world’s toughest smoking ban was a perfect symbol for the state […]
Politics
Lib Dem leader showed he is the wrong man for the job
Published by The i paper (8th January, 2024) Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has made a busy start to 2024 with a general election looming. First came […]
Politics
Saving the PM is the Tories’ main mission
Published by The i paper (9th May, 2022) Blackmore Vale was a solid blue ward in a bucolic part of Somerset. It was held for the Tories by […]
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
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 […]
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
A proportional response to our broken political system
Published by The i paper (3rd September, 2018) Do you remember a politician called Vince Cable? He was that older bloke who famously foresaw the 2008 financial meltdown […]
Politics
Is this the return of two-party politics?
Published by CapX (1st June, 2017) What a strange and suddenly absorbing election. The anticipated coronation of Theresa May, touching 50 per cent support in polls after calling […]
Politics
A new centre party could change everything
Published by The i paper (15th May, 2017) There has been much talk of a new centre party emerging from the ashes of the Labour Party after the […]
Politics
The looming political shake-up
Published by The i paper (24th April, 2017) Britain faces both the most important and the dullest election campaign for many years. It is the most important since […]