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Hurrah for Cornish holidays!

18 August 2016 1:00 pm

After the misery of going abroad for the summer holidays for the past few years, I’m now happily back in…

The problem with grammar schools

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

By rights, I should be one of those Tories who is passionately in favour of grammar schools. After all, I…

The problem with grammar schools

11 August 2016 1:00 pm

By rights, I should be one of those Tories who is passionately in favour of grammar schools. After all, I…

The problem with grammar schools

11 August 2016 1:00 pm

By rights, I should be one of those Tories who is passionately in favour of grammar schools. After all, I…

From cosy to crazy

6 August 2016 9:00 am

I spent last weekend at Port Eliot in Cornwall, the only summer festival I’d pay to attend. Indeed, I ended…

From cosy to crazy

4 August 2016 1:00 pm

I spent last weekend at Port Eliot in Cornwall, the only summer festival I’d pay to attend. Indeed, I ended…

From cosy to crazy

4 August 2016 1:00 pm

I spent last weekend at Port Eliot in Cornwall, the only summer festival I’d pay to attend. Indeed, I ended…

Paddy Ashdown’s magical thinking

30 July 2016 9:00 am

The dog days of July probably aren’t the best time to launch a new political movement, but then the people…

Paddy Ashdown’s magical thinking

28 July 2016 1:00 pm

The dog days of July probably aren’t the best time to launch a new political movement, but then the people…

Paddy Ashdown’s magical thinking

28 July 2016 1:00 pm

The dog days of July probably aren’t the best time to launch a new political movement, but then the people…

The best way to bring back grammar schools

23 July 2016 9:00 am

Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…

The best way to bring back grammar schools

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…

The best way to bring back grammar schools

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…

The truth about ‘post-truth politics’

16 July 2016 9:00 am

The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…

The truth about ‘post-truth politics’

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…

The truth about ‘post-truth politics’

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…

The art of the quit

9 July 2016 9:00 am

Brits don’t quit,’ said David Cameron two weeks ago, to which the obvious rejoinder is: ‘Oh but they do!’ The…

The art of the quit

7 July 2016 1:00 pm

Brits don’t quit,’ said David Cameron two weeks ago, to which the obvious rejoinder is: ‘Oh but they do!’ The…

The art of the quit

7 July 2016 1:00 pm

Brits don’t quit,’ said David Cameron two weeks ago, to which the obvious rejoinder is: ‘Oh but they do!’ The…

Labour: my part in its downfall

2 July 2016 9:00 am

A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…

Labour: my part in its downfall

30 June 2016 1:00 pm

A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…

Labour: my part in its downfall

30 June 2016 1:00 pm

A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…

A new home for Old Labour

25 June 2016 3:00 am

On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…

A new home for Old Labour

23 June 2016 1:00 pm

On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…

A new home for Old Labour

23 June 2016 1:00 pm

On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…