Andrew Gimson
Cameron is the Euro’s Best Hope for Survival
The Prime Minister’s alliance with Angela Merkel may help save Europe’s failing currency, if his policy doesn’t tear apart his party
Politics Behind Bars
The public gallery at the House of Commons is behind bullet-proof glass. This offensive distrust of the public reflects a greater sense of detachment between MPs and the electorate
Underrated: Gisela Stuart
The German-born Labour MP has ignored her party’s bias and sees sense on Europe
Eric Hobsbawm: Companion of Dishonour
The life and times of Stalin’s last apologist and Britain’s best-known Marxist historian
Whatever Happened to the Art of Oratory?
The need to provide soundbites while avoiding “gaffes” has reduced politicians’ speeches to intolerable banality
Strange Death of the English Gentleman
Cameron’s sustained attempt to hide his gentlemanliness reflects wider society’s rejection of good moral conduct
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal