General Election 2015
Is Nicky’s Knack To Put Teachers First?
The Education Secretary should prioritise good teaching in order to consolidate Michael Gove’s reforms
The Conservatives’ Capital Conundrum
Why London bucked the national trend towards the Tories
Labour Doesn’t Get Why The Tories Won
The myth of a ‘progressive majority’ mesmerises the Left. Fail to learn the lessons of defeat and Labour will lose next time too
Mapping The Rocky Road To A British Bill Of Rights
The government now has an opportunity to reform our human rights laws — but progress will be tricky
Shy Tories, Lazy Labour: The Pollsters’ Fiasco
How did the pre-election polls get it so wrong? By misjudging the turnout
We Told You So
The Conservative majority took everyone by surprise — or did it?
The Pope, The Jew, And The Vision Of Blue Labour
Maurice Glasman’s agenda for the common good draws on religious and secular traditions. It has lessons for both the Right and the Left
Bourgeois Beacon
“Only the party that wins the trust of the middle classes deserves to govern.”
Fast Track To The Black
A modest proposal for reducing the National Debt
How Scotland Lost Its Mind
Voters north of the border are gripped by a nationalist mania. The SNP’s zealotry means I no longer feel as at home there as I once did
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