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William Atkinson

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Is it too late for Kemi to turn the Tories around?

Is it too late for Kemi to turn the Tories around?

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and her husband Hamish Badenoch acknowledge the audience after she...

10.10.2025 3

City A.M.

William Atkinson

The Tories must free themselves from the cult of Thatcher

04.10.2025 3

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Lady killers / The Tories must free themselves from the cult of Thatcher

02.10.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

The Tories must free themselves from the cult of Thatcher

02.10.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Is Danny Kruger right about the death of the Conservative party?

Nigel Farage and Danny Kruger announced the defection at an event this morning. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Danny Kruger’s defection to...

18.09.2025 9

City A.M.

William Atkinson

Heavy petting / The lunacy of emotional support animals

06.09.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

The school tie renaissance

04.09.2025 7

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Heavy petting / The lunacy of emotional support animals

04.09.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

The lunacy of emotional support animals

04.09.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Kemi Badenoch shuffles deckchairs on the Tory Titanic

(Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet reshuffle saw plenty of promotions for yesterday’s men – but the party...

25.07.2025 5

City A.M.

William Atkinson

If you think it’s bad for Henry on £100k, spare a thought for his Gen Z brother

Life may be tough if you’re a High Earner, Not Rich Yet – but at least Henry has hope. His younger counterpart Nick, 30, has only known bad times...

09.07.2025 7

City A.M.

William Atkinson

Farage: Scrap the fracking ban and bomb Iran

18.06.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Dominic Cummings has run out of answers

15.06.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Tory MPs are forgetting Britain

09.05.2025 7

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Notes on... / The conservatism of Thomas the Tank Engine

08.05.2025 9

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Are the Tories mad enough to bring back Boris Johnson?

07.05.2025 20

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Kemi Badenoch must quit now to save the Conservative Party

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 1: Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch MP is seen during a press conference on Labour’s Jobs Tax at Conservative...

06.05.2025 10

City A.M.

William Atkinson

Badenoch is leading the Tories off a cliff

03.05.2025 3

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Kemi Badenoch / Where might Reform and the Lib Dems hurt the Tories at the local elections?

30.04.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

What Vance understands about Suez

15.04.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Amanda Spielman’s peerage is richly deserved

29.03.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Cambridge must stop whining about the Boat Race rule changes

22.03.2025 10

The Spectator

William Atkinson

Who will be Labour’s next John Prescott?

REDCAR, ENGLAND – MAY 1: Former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Prime Minister, Lord John Prescott poses with boxing gloves on as he...

25.11.2024 3

City A.M.

William Atkinson

Kemi Badenoch is no philosopher-queen

12.11.2024 4

New Statesman

William Atkinson