Pepys: A Tsar is Born
Since the first UK tsar was appointed, a veritable explosion has followed – but what exactly are the rules regarding such headline-garnering appointments?
A new collection by Bruno Maçães foresees China’s dominance over the West
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The Spike: The Hard Nose of Harry Cole
In the grand tradition of lobby journalists, The Sun’s swashbuckling new political editor is not afraid to rub people up the wrong way.
The Courtier: Simon Case from Court to Cabinet
Can the man who positioned the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as the royal family’s greatest asset now rescue the beleaguered civil service?
Wonk Warriors: The Think Tanks that Run the Show
Ferdie Rous looks at the brightest and best think tanks operating in Westminster and looks at how Covid gave think tanks a revamp
Digital Confidential: Flood the Zone
In his first column on politics and digital technology, Damian Collins MP writes about flood zones, the deep state and why Silicon Valley is evasive over fake news
The Unconventional Diplomat – Vanessa Neumann
I signed up for diplomacy, but got politics, says Venezuela's British Ambassador
Unspun: Mess with Government Comms at your Peril
Those undertaking Dominic Cummings’ shake-up of government communications should not underestimate the persuasive power of Downing Street’s Nudge Unit
Diary: The Hack is Back
Peter Cardwell is enjoying his retirement from SpAd life
Bring Back Politics-by-the-sea
Seaside-town voters in red wall seats helped secure the prime minister’s landslide
More money, more problems
High inflation looms in the US as the country increases the quantity of money to combat recession, writes Tim Congdon.
