What Boris Johnson’s new ministers tell us about his priorities
Boris Johnson’s cabinet picks were more exercises in political messaging than anything else – the primary message being that his…
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Why Labour hasn’t really shifted on a second referendum
Labour is to back a second referendum on any Brexit deal negotiated with Brussels, Jeremy Corbyn has told the shadow…
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Why are climate change activists always accused of “extremism”?
The climate change activist movement Extinction Rebellion has been accused of “extremism” by a former counter-terrorism chief. Richard Walton, who…
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Why Labour’s new racism complaints regime won’t end its civil war
Has Jeremy Corbyn finally found a way forward on anti-Semitism? The Shadow Cabinet has endorsed a new process designed to…
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Why Paul McCartney couldn’t believe that he’d actually written “Yesterday”
I recently went to see Richard Curtis’s Yesterday. Just in case I’m the only person in the world who knows about…
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White majorities feel threatened in an age of mass migration – and calling them racist won’t help
Today, borders are secure but populations are in flux.
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Why Boris Johnson supporters aren’t bothered by his poor campaign
That even the Daily Telegraph acknowledges that Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign has faltered is a mark of just how poorly the frontrunner…
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Why you can’t pretend the social care crisis doesn’t affect you
For most people, social care is easy to ignore. The majority of us won’t need it. We have a very…
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