The elderly don’t need more political representation
Young people feel economically adrift. Homeownership has become increasingly unaffordable, and rents have escalated exorbitantly. Younger workers have borne the…
The Tories aren’t taking the Reform threat seriously enough
The threat to the Tories from Reform is one element of the Conservative party’s unprecedented crisis. The party has lost…
Will Britain let Keir Starmer govern?
A few weeks after Keir Starmer’s landslide, it may not seem like Britain is a conservative country. The left has…
What did the Tories do with power?
Fourteen years of Tory-led government is over. The second-longest period of dominance by one party since the war is done.…
Labour shouldn’t squander the chance to fix council tax
In the final election push, the Tories are trying to drag the Labour party into a game of taxation whack-a-mole.…
The Tories have become the party of the pensioner
In several countries across Europe, ‘pensioners parties’ sit in parliament expressly to reflect the interests of older voters. The most…
Sunak’s national service may end up backfiring
The idea of bringing back national service has been kicking around British politics for about five times longer than the…
What we won’t learn from the Hartlepool terrorist attack
Just a week after Hamas’ deadly raid into Israel on 7 October, the conflict in the Middle East inspired a…
The Tories are in free fall
A couple of weeks ago we were told it was Rishi Sunak’s best week ever. Now, it is hard to…
Will Keir Starmer be the Yimby prime minister?
Keir Starmer seems intent on exploiting the rising divide between Nimbies and Yimbies as we move towards the general election.…
The Tories have no excuse to whine about The Blob
The last few weeks have served as a reminder of the sort of conspiratorial, self-excusing hole the Conservative party could…
Is there a house-building cartel?
The Competition and Markets Authority report on the housing sector should be a boost to the Yimby policy machine. It…
Sunak is playing it safe with new housing plans
Rishi Sunak seems to have realised a trick for pushing more building without confronting Tory Nimbyism. Under plans unveiled today,…
The Tory party’s empty legacy
It was Evelyn Waugh who dismissed the Tories as having ‘never put the clock back a single second’. Now, even…
There’s nothing ‘long-term’ about ignoring the housing crisis
There was much to talk about in Rishi Sunak’s conference closing speech. In around an hour on the stage he…
Gove is right to tackle EU pollution laws blocking housing
Michael Gove has announced today that the government will scrap EU-era pollution laws which are preventing homes being built. The…
The Tories are heading for electoral evisceration
‘Whoever wins in September, the party will be stuck. Even in power it remains incapable of generating and delivering credible…
Fining landlords over illegal migrants will make renting even worse
As part of a slew of measures to freeze illegal immigrants out of the economy, the Tories have announced tougher…
Britain has a Martin Lewis problem
Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, has become the sage of the cost-of-living crisis. He is closing in on national…
Prince William should house the homeless on his lands
The Prince of Wales has announced that homelessness will be his charitable focus while he awaits his eventual succession to…
Keir Starmer’s housing pledge has trapped the Tories
Sir Keir Starmer has broken cover on planning. In perhaps his most daring policy announcement so far, he has declared…
Why ‘Spotify dads’ are turning on the Tories
It’s probably never been cool to be a Tory. There will never be a Conservative youthquake – they are the…
Britain’s young are giving up hope
The Conservative party faces a new challenge in the battle to win back younger voters – how to sell the…
We need to talk about boomer radicalisation
Andrew Leak, the man named as the perpetrator of the petrol bomb attack on Dover migrant centre was, on the…
Rishi Sunak and the triumph of managerialism
A few short months ago, Liz Truss dismissed Rishi Sunak’s business-as-usual managerialism on the economy. The former chancellor responded by…
