Has Brexit already destroyed Labour’s chances?
Part of the soap opera appeal of politics comes from the idea that it is a competitive sport based on…
If Boris doesn’t blink over Brexit, Starmer becomes unelectable
If it’s No Deal, then it will usher in a crisis that will highlight the leader’s negative baggage and remind…
Are the Tories still the party of Sound Money?
When Philip Hammond delivered a notably parsimonious Spring Budget statement in 2017, his predecessor George Osborne put out a congratulatory…
The time is ripe for a Boris comeback
‘The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people’s hands where mere mortals fail.’…
Macron has exposed the cowardice of Boris's response to terror
Sometimes what a politician leaves unsaid tells us more than what he does say. Take the different reactions to the wave…
Instead of lockdown, let's create a National Shielding Service
So what would you do? That was the question that cropped up on my Twitter timeline after I’d sent out…
Keir Starmer needs a reshuffle to win back the Blue Wall
The most important fact about British politics is also the most mundane: the next general election is an awfully long…
Boris's Covid policy is finally starting to make some sense
Boris Johnson probably thought he emerged from Prime Minister’s Questions this week having maximised his freedom of manoeuvre in the battle…
Nigel Farage is watching and waiting for the next Tory slip-up
A few weeks ago, Nigel Farage enjoyed a get together with a very senior Conservative party figure. Brexit was, naturally,…
Could Boris quit?
Could Boris do a Harold Wilson? Over the years there has been much speculation about the sudden resignation of Wilson…
In defence of Boris's 'Rule of Six'
It wasn’t supposed to be like this, was it? Six months after the imposition of lockdown, we were meant to…
Starmer needs more than just competence
Keir Starmer went back to what he most enjoys at Prime Minister’s Questions: calling the government incompetent and demanding that…
Boris Johnson’s careerist cabinet problem
Last year Boris Johnson won three notable domestic political victories. His hot streak began when he romped home in the…
What is the point of Boris Johnson's Tory party?
It was way back in 2003 that the journalist Peter Hitchens first declared the Conservative party to be ‘useless’. Peter’s…
Why Keir Starmer is failing against Boris Johnson
The way to beat Boris Johnson is to offer a stark contrast to his political persona. At all points radiate…
The UK’s incoherent Channel migrant strategy
I saw a little cloud no bigger than a man’s fist that was coming in from the sea, reported the…
Has Boris lost the plot?
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir? That defence of the political u-turn was…
Prepare for Javid vs Sunak in the next Tory leadership contest
In 1992 a young footballer named Dion Dublin left my local team, Cambridge United, to take up one of the…
Get ready for Starmer's Brexit conversion
A new problem is looming for Sir Keir Starmer: a leader of the opposition needs some shop windows if he…
Keir Starmer is stuffed
The British political and media establishment had Remain winning the Brexit referendum at a canter, Hillary Clinton as US president…
Boris should keep calm and ignore the polls
When those words and phrases of the year lists come out there is bound to be a place in them…
Boris Johnson needs an alternative vision for Britain
In the run up to December’s election, many on the Left and in the media sought to present Boris Johnson…
Boris Johnson needs to get a grip
It’s pointless to deny that the government is currently performing poorly across a wide range of fronts – and I…
It's time for Lib Dems to accept that the party's over
Who are you backing in the latest Liberal Democrat leadership contest then – Layla ‘you got me on my knees’…
Tories should listen to Farage’s warnings about Channel migrants
The idea of a flotilla of little ships crossing the English Channel from France to deposit their beleaguered human cargo…
