Deep waters
One picks up a book written by a former leading Liberal Democrat about a conspiracy theory with a certain amount of wariness. Many will have hoped to have forgotten The Strange Death
Brexit bolters
As the Brexit deadlock in Parliament drags on and on, some important voices are missing: those of the politicians who got us here in the first place. Where are Tony Blair, Gordon
Act of assent
Brexit has seen a number of parliamentary firsts, including the passage of the EU Withdrawal Act — a new law to force the Government to ask for an extension to the Article
A future foretold
Some years ago I wrote a novel called A Very British Coup, which was later made into a successful television series. It presupposed the election of a left-wing Prime Minister, Harry Perkins,
Dog days
Never apologise, never explain. I’ll make an exception here. If Zareer Masani wants to apologise to the readers of “this offensive rag” for daring to read work he disapproves of, then go
Debates that never die
Debates in economics, like old soldiers, never die. They only fade away, until time and fashion make them topical again. But one 20th-century debate seemed to have been killed off by both