Don’t Rig The System In Favour Of Coalitions Unfair constituency boundaries, inaccurate voting registers and non-enforcement of electoral law are a threat to our democracy March 24, 2015 Constitutional Affairs·Features·Politics·UK Politics·Westminster
Warring Gangsters Who Run The Country You will learn more about politics from Harriet Sergeant’s book about teenage London thugs than from Bagehot’s outdated British Constitution March 24, 2015 Features·Politics·UK Politics
Which Party Is Best For The Arts? Arts issues are crucial, but do the main parties have anything of substance to say about them? March 23, 2015 Art·Culture & Anarchy·Politics·UK Politics
The Dandy and the Crazy Gang Michael Bloch's deft biography turns Jeremy Thorpe's life into a page-turning narrative February 23, 2015 Books·Justice·UK Politics
An English parliament: the only way to save the UK The injustices of devolution will be even more pronounced if the Smith Commission’s proposals are adopted. The constitution needs reworking December 15, 2014 Features·UK Politics
Don’t Listen to Britain’s Designer Demagogues Owen Jones and Russell Brand peddle an anti-establishment world view that powerful secret cadres are in charge and getting away with murder December 15, 2014 Features·UK Politics
Better a Thick Skin than a Troll-Finder General Online speech is over-regulated. The police have better things to do than round up those who say offensive or insulting things on social media December 15, 2014 Features·UK Politics
Boris is Ready for his Finest Hour. Is his Party? The Mayor of London may see himself as the coming man of destiny, but there are plenty of rivals to thwart his path to 10 Downing Street November 25, 2014 Features·UK Politics
Is Boris a Churchill or a Lloyd George? Boris seems to subconsciously avoid the subject of Lloyd George, though he shares more in common with him November 25, 2014 Features·UK Politics
Squire Scruton and the Tory Disposition Roger Scruton's new book roots British Conservatism in our distinctive history October 28, 2014 Books·UK Politics
When the House Came First Today’s career politicians could learn a lot from John Biffen, an MP who hated soundbites February 24, 2014 Books·UK Politics
Ideas, Please Far from being 'alien' to young voters, the Conservative party has the scope to become the natural party of the under-25s December 18, 2013 Counterpoints·UK Politics