Opinion
Kevin Maguire: Peace could yet break out at Labour conference
20 September 2017
Whisper it quietly but Labour's conference in Brighton next week might emerge more united than the...
Gareth Morgan: An internal struggle awaits at Labour conference
13 September 2017
Most people could be forgiven for thinking that with the Conservative Party on the ropes the Labour...
James Frayne: The stakes could not be higher for May's conference speech
7 September 2017
For Theresa May and her inner team, September is about one thing: preparing to deliver a great...
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Steve Richards: Never before have the main party leaders been so weak
4 September 2017
Between now and the party conferences the two main leaders will command the political stage. When...
Euan McColm: Kezia Dugdale’s departure is bad news for Scottish Labour
30 August 2017
She was a reluctant leader, a bright - if inexperienced - politician thrust into the...
George Pascoe-Watson: Theresa May wants to show, not tell
24 August 2017
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Don’t just stand there – do something. Fly the flag. This is how Theresa May...
James Millar: Britain could end up like Venice if Brexiteers get their way
21 August 2017
Conventional wisdom has it that politicians have dispersed to the beaches of the world over the...
Abi Wilkinson: I'm not buying this sudden surge of compassionate Conservatism
11 August 2017
Since the recent general election, there has been a noticeable upswing in the number of...
Eric Bovim: After The Mooch, what next for the White House press operation?
2 August 2017
In just days, President Trump has overhauled the leadership inside the White House. But if his new...
Jon Craig: How the top teams are lining up for next season
1 August 2017
It’s August, which means the start of a new football season. And after a general election that...
James Frayne: Tories are playing with fire if they backslide on Brexit
21 July 2017
It’s extraordinary that, a year on, the public are still committed to leaving the EU. Since last...
Kae Kurd: Comedians must be quicker to cope with our crazy politics
20 July 2017
With the madness and sheer chaos of the political climate across the world you often wonder is...
James Millar: Jeremy Corbyn must choose his friends carefully
19 July 2017
At Prime Minister’s Questions this week Jeremy Corbyn urged Theresa May to “take a check with...
Steve Richards: Theresa May will be out of No 10 before the end of Brexit
14 July 2017
For prime ministers the context in which they lead is much more important than what they say and do...
George Pascoe-Watson: Theresa May is finally finding her feet
13 July 2017
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“She’s back”. So one well-trusted Theresa May ally tells me is the word around...
Andrew Greenway: What Whitehall really makes of May’s minority government
10 July 2017
They say that, in war and Scrabble, the best move must be the one your opponent least wants you to...
Kevin Maguire: Labour's love is lost as the mood changes in Westminster
7 July 2017
See-saw politics shifting at a queasy pace suddenly has Tory MPs feeling up and Labour down. The...
Robert Bartram: Why bother with traditional election campaigning?
3 July 2017
There can be many reasons for campaigning – that is, helping a candidate win an election by doing...
Anushka Asthana: Public sector anger was a political time-bomb just waiting to go off
30 June 2017
In early Autumn, 2014, I remember discussing the fact that the Conservative party had trailed...
James Frayne: Tory leadership hopefuls should move fast to seize the crown
22 June 2017
Despite the near-universal calls from the Conservative Parliamentary Party to support Theresa May’s...
John Lehal: Real power once again resides on the backbenches
21 June 2017
British politics has moved at an astounding pace since 2015, but the days since the 2017 general...
Simon Lancaster: The PM has been using the same imagery as Katie Hopkins
19 June 2017
Perhaps one of the most chilling moments from last night’s attack on Finsbury Park mosque came...
George Pascoe-Watson: These are the toughest of times for the PM
16 June 2017
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By any standards, the Grenfell Tower inferno is a national tragedy with...
Nick Spencer: Tim Farron and the two kinds of liberalism
15 June 2017
Tim Farron’s powerful resignation speech left a lot of people asking questions about his faith, and...