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The threat to the Tories from Reform is one element of the Conservative party’s unprecedented crisis. The party has lost votes to the right before,...
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir Starmer to reopen trade talks with the US, after Donald Trump swept to victory over Democrat rival...
Shortsighted criticism of the cost and admin involved in maternity leave do not take account of the wider benefits to society, says John Oxley There...
A few weeks after Keir Starmer’s landslide, it may not seem like Britain is a conservative country. The left has won an enormous victory and started...
Fourteen years of Tory-led government is over. The second-longest period of dominance by one party since the war is done. For the left, that means...
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 29: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on June 29, 2024 in London, England. With less than a...
In the final election push, the Tories are trying to drag the Labour party into a game of taxation whack-a-mole. The Conservatives seem to think that...
Westminster insider or local champion? Choosing who gets on the ballot paper is harder than you’d think, says John Oxley There’s a little over 24...
In several countries across Europe, ‘pensioners parties’ sit in parliament expressly to reflect the interests of older voters. The most successful...
The idea of bringing back national service has been kicking around British politics for about five times longer than the policy itself lasted....
Just a week after Hamas’ deadly raid into Israel on 7 October, the conflict in the Middle East inspired a terror attack in a northern English...
A couple of weeks ago we were told it was Rishi Sunak’s best week ever. Now, it is hard to even remember why. The Rwanda Bill was passed, and the...
The London mayoral election is taking place today and for the first time Londoners will have to show photo ID to cast their votes. Low turnout in...
Labour has painted the town red, but a lack of proper challenge will make governing ineffective, writes John Oxley There’s just four weeks until...
Keir Starmer seems intent on exploiting the rising divide between Nimbies and Yimbies as we move towards the general election. With polling showing...
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 5: Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer (L) and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves (R) prepare for the Tory Spring Budget in...
The last few weeks have served as a reminder of the sort of conspiratorial, self-excusing hole the Conservative party could well go down in...
The Competition and Markets Authority report on the housing sector should be a boost to the Yimby policy machine. It expressed grave concerns about...
Rishi Sunak seems to have realised a trick for pushing more building without confronting Tory Nimbyism. Under plans unveiled today, he’s going to...
The mayor’s reckless promise of lower fare Fridays is a sign of more disingenuous politicking to come, writes John Oxley While Westminster talks...
It was Evelyn Waugh who dismissed the Tories as having ‘never put the clock back a single second’. Now, even the party’s own MPs seem similarly...
With elections coming left and right, John Oxley suggests how to make it through the year as a political junkie, while maintaining your sanity. 2024...
Rishi Sunak departs from number 10, Downing Street ahead of the weekly PMQs session. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) If the Tories’ rapid policy...