Politics
A Budget to keep Brexit off the rocks
Chancellors often enjoy a Budget for the chance it gives them to show off. They enjoy wrong-footing their opponents with…
Trump’s show of strength to Moscow
Donald Trump has not lost his capacity to surprise: few would have bet on him starting his address to Congress…
Trump’s show of strength to Moscow
Donald Trump has not lost his capacity to surprise: few would have bet on him starting his address to Congress…
For the sake of the constitution, please shut up
One of the striking features of Britain’s unwritten constitution is how it relies on various people keeping their opinions to…
For the sake of the constitution, please shut up
One of the striking features of Britain’s unwritten constitution is how it relies on various people keeping their opinions to…
Theresa May’s racing certainty
There are few things more predictable than people talking about the unpredictability of politics. We live in an age, we…
Theresa May’s racing certainty
There are few things more predictable than people talking about the unpredictability of politics. We live in an age, we…
No. 10 is learning how to deal with the Donald
Imagine if Donald Trump declared that Islam had ‘no place’ in his country, or proposed banning the burqa ‘wherever legally…
No. 10 is learning how to deal with the Donald
Imagine if Donald Trump declared that Islam had ‘no place’ in his country, or proposed banning the burqa ‘wherever legally…
A wake-up call for Parliament
Parliament is the cockpit of the nation, but MPs have been on autopilot rather a lot in the past 40-odd…
A wake-up call for Parliament
Parliament is the cockpit of the nation, but MPs have been on autopilot rather a lot in the past 40-odd…
May has taken back control
‘No negotiation without notification’ has been the EU’s mantra since 24 June last year. Its leaders have been determined that…
May has taken back control
‘No negotiation without notification’ has been the EU’s mantra since 24 June last year. Its leaders have been determined that…
Theresa May, left-wing Tory
Curbs on executive pay, restrictions on foreign takeovers and workers on boards. Not Jeremy Corbyn’s plan for Britain, but ideas…
Theresa May, left-wing Tory
Curbs on executive pay, restrictions on foreign takeovers and workers on boards. Not Jeremy Corbyn’s plan for Britain, but ideas…
May’s big chance
It is the fate of all new prime ministers to be compared with their recent predecessors. Theresa May has already…
May’s big chance
It is the fate of all new prime ministers to be compared with their recent predecessors. Theresa May has already…
A year of revolution
Few years will live as long in the memory as 2016. Historians will ponder the meaning and consequences of the…
A year of revolution
Few years will live as long in the memory as 2016. Historians will ponder the meaning and consequences of the…
The economic consequences of Philip Hammond
What are now called ‘fiscal events’—the Budget and the Autumn Statement—have become the biggest dates in the Westminster calendar. The…
The economic consequences of Philip Hammond
What are now called ‘fiscal events’—the Budget and the Autumn Statement—have become the biggest dates in the Westminster calendar. The…
It’s time to consider the real Trump
For 18 months, Donald Trump was amazingly useful to British politicians. Whatever their party, he provided them with the most…
It’s time to consider the real Trump
For 18 months, Donald Trump was amazingly useful to British politicians. Whatever their party, he provided them with the most…
What’s wrong with early voting
Washington The outcome of America’s elections might become clear in the first minutes of vote-counting next Tuesday night. That is…
What’s wrong with early voting
Washington The outcome of America’s elections might become clear in the first minutes of vote-counting next Tuesday night. That is…
