The Corridor – Blues Brother
The ascension of Davie to the top job at the Beeb in June aroused a considerable degree of suspicion among the corporation’s not insubstantial number of lefties on
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine proves that the West has been asleep at the switch while he set out his plans in plain sight. How did our systems fail us?
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Long Table: Peter Mandelson’s Cosy Country Life in Lockdown
Tucked away in Wiltshire, Peter Mandelson read his way through lockdown, when he wasn't zooming into the Lords
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?
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