A storm is coming for Labour
While some Scottish nationalists are eager to remind everyone else it has been raining in the Highlands, these past months have been unprecedented for much of the UK. Two-thirds of…
Hands off the constitution, Andy
For fans of British exceptionalism, the fact that the UK is only one of three of the world’s democracies without a written constitution — the other two being Israel and…
How Europe conquered Hungary
Operation Purgatory. It sounds like a Pete Hegseth fever dream. In fact, it’s Péter Magyar’s name for his assault on the Orbán system and all its works. Blending legislative and…
Where’s the economic strategy, Andy?
At the World Cup, a single misjudgment by the manager ended the England team’s hopes of reaching the final. In politics, Keir Starmer never recovered from sending Peter Mandelson onto…
Mamdani’s MAGA power
Zohran Mamdani won’t be able to eat the Democratic Party alive. The man who would probably be, on the basis of raw political talent, the most thrilling of the 2028…
Makerfield: crucible of resentment
“I don’t understand how politics work,” says the girl. “Nobody used to talk about politics here until two weeks ago”. She gets her information from YouTube, she will not vote,…
The Right-wing case for wealth tax
In the near future, possibly before the end of the year, Elon Musk will become the first trillionaire in history. According to Forbes, Musk’s fortune already exceeds $500 billion, more…
How Reform ate Labour’s lunch
Mainstream progressives win a landslide General Election against a backdrop of anti-Conservative disaffection. In that election, a lower-class party formed just a few years before stands candidates for the first…