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The Tories are showing Labour how it's done on diversity
The elephant isn’t just in the room. It is trumpeting loudly but it is greeted with bemusement, denial, or polite…
Full text: leaked Tory memo attacking Sunak
The Telegraph has got hold of a zinger of a private memo currently doing the rounds on Tory MPs’ WhatsApp groups. The…
Tories adopt American-style campaigning
We have seen two Tory Leadership bids this morning that aim to show they can bridge the party divides. Jeremy Hunt,…
The case for Kemi
At the very top end of politics there is a vital distinction that is underappreciated whenever the case for change…
Sunday show round-up: Boris was 'too loyal'
Sajid Javid – I gave Boris the benefit of the doubt again and again The starting gun has been fired…
Penny Mordaunt's embarrassing start
Penny Mordaunt, the second-favourite to be the next Prime Minister, has declared that she’s running – via a video where…
Will the next Tory leader tackle sleaze?
All the candidates in this Tory leadership contest will have to pay tribute to the importance of standards in public…
The battle for the Tory right
Who will be the candidate of the right in this contest? There is this morning a mighty tussle on to…
Penny Mordaunt changes tack on trans rights
Penny Mordaunt has had a good start to the leadership race, storming into second place with 16 names, even though…
Why does the police force attract so many sex abusers?
Growing up, I didn’t really think about the police until I got caught shoplifting at the age of 14. Separated…
Can Oxford’s new Vice-Chancellor fix the university?
There’s a new Vice-Chancellor taking over at Oxford later this year. She’s Irene Tracey, warden of Merton College, and an…
The culture war over the Middle Ages
There is a war afoot, here in late civilization, over the meaning and legacy of the Middle Ages. Two distinct…
Rise of the anti-woke weirdos
I’m going to do something that will likely annoy you, dear reader: I am going to make an argument about…
My plan to fix Britain
Thanks to Brexit, we are now a free nation. But let’s not just talk about the opportunities that follow: let’s…
Latest: Zahawi, Javid & Hunt declare, Wallace out
Nadhim Zahawi, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt have declared their candidacy this evening. Ben Wallace, who had topped the poll among…
Shinzo Abe and the long history of Japanese political violence
Shinzo Abe, perhaps the most significant Japanese politician of the last 50 years, has been assassinated. The killing was carried…
Why the Tories should gamble on Kemi Badenoch
There’s only one candidate for prime minister with the guts to dismantle the self-loathing culture of identity politics that is…
Are the Tories ready for a real contest?
Will this leadership contest provide a debate? The Tories got into this mess because have spent years asking who can…
Russia is militarising its economy
The ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine isn’t a war – there’s a law and a possible maximum sentence (though no…
Can the next Tory leader save Boris's broken Britain?
Whatever else will be said about him in the days and years to come, Boris Johnson will leave No. 10…
‘They call him the tunneller’: meet the new head of the Met police
Dressed in full uniform and clutching a clipboard, Mark Rowley walked out of the Royal Courts of Justice in London,…
Will Sunak's polished campaign harm his chances?
Rishi Sunak has launched a slick, well organised leadership campaign very early. It is impossible to escape the conclusion that…
What the Tories should look for in their next leader
The Conservatives are selecting a new leader, who will become Prime Minister. What sort of a person should that be?…
How the Tories can avoid a leadership election stitch-up
Boris Johnson’s resignation has fired the starting gun on yet another Conservative leadership election. The race to succeed Boris is…
‘Rescinded’: LinkedIn users are listing their retracted job offers
Cockburn was on one of his regular jaunts through LinkedIn this week, on the lookout for more gainful employment than…
