UK Politics
The Bitter Battle For The Soul Of Bradford West
Whatever the result on May 7, Labour candidate Naz Shah’s campaign against George Galloway has revealed divisions among Muslim voters
Workers Of The Right, Unite!
Robert Halfon’s campaign for re-election in marginal Harlow may offer solutions to some of the Conservatives’ biggest electoral problems
Civic Nationalism Or Mob Rule?
Scottish nationalism has destroyed civility north of the border, putting journalists in the firing line
Sour Smell Of Success
Alastair Campbell’s new book is predictable stuff
It’s Not Just The Economy
Our political system, for all its imperfections, remains precious
Mr Cameron, Show The Country That You Care
As polling day nears, Conservatives are sticking to a strictly economic message. But there should be room in politics for moral arguments.
Campaign Diary
“The Chief Whip stormed the moral high ground and dug himself in. So why did I feel unable to follow Michael Gove over the top, as it were?”
Defying Duopoly: The Rise Of The Insurgents
On the doorsteps of Essex and Glasgow, the reasons why voters are turning to UKIP and the SNP appear remarkably similar
Don’t Rig The System In Favour Of Coalitions
Unfair constituency boundaries, inaccurate voting registers and non-enforcement of electoral law are a threat to our democracy
Warring Gangsters Who Run The Country
You will learn more about politics from Harriet Sergeant’s book about teenage London thugs than from Bagehot’s outdated British Constitution
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