Comment

The Diary of a Data Miner

Adam Solomons | March 8, 2020

Mindfuck, by Christopher Wylie, reviewed by Adam Solomons

Thirty Women: Thirty Powerful Voices

Benjamin Goodwin | March 8, 2020

She Speaks: The Power of Women’s Voices, by Yvette Cooper, reviewed by Benjamin Goodwin

Constituency vitae: David Lammy on Tottenham

David Lammy | February 3, 2020

The north London constituency is not without its problems, admits David Lammy, but it remains a destination second to none…

Protected: Hunt in Hampstead

Ferdie Rous | January 31, 2020

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

The Lesson of Munich

Tim Congdon | January 28, 2020

The Establishment has been wrong before, notes Tim Congdon. Is it so crazy, he asks, to think that it might be wrong again?

Police must protect the public not just catch the bad guy

Mace | January 24, 2020

Rotherham’s MP, Sarah Champion, chair of an important parliamentary group on adult survivors of child sexual abuse, wants to see some change at the MoJ

Phillip Blond: ‘We live in a post-liberal world’

Alice Wright | January 24, 2020

The political philosopher ponders policy, populism and the changed landscape of European politics

Out of Office: What does a holiday destination reveal about a premiership?

William Cash | January 16, 2020

William Cash considers Boris Johnson’s Christmas break in Mustique and finds a prime minister’s choice of holiday location to be highly revealing.

Treasury still wields too much influence, says ex-Commons clerk

Eliot Wilson | January 16, 2020

This fortress at the heart of Westminster acts as if it owns the public finances and such a monopolistic attitude is deeply damaging.

The Jackdaw: Staffers Had It Hardest

Marie Le Conte | January 16, 2020

Over the last year we’ve seen dozens of MPs switch parties or go independent. But how does such an unexpected move affect their hard-working staff?