COMMENTARY
Refrain from Speculating
The curious incident of the very serious incident DAVID MCGROGAN We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that […]
February 2026
GOVERNMENT
The EV Car Crash
PAUL HOMEWOOD With the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars less than four years away now, there remains one seemingly insurmountable obstacle: nobody wants to buy electric cars. Last year, sales […]
GOVERNMENT
Taxpayers on the Hook for £40 Billion to Repair and Refurbish the Houses of Parliament
YCMTSU! UK taxpayers on the hook for£40 billion pounds to repair and refurbish the houses of Parliament over 50 years instead of building a new one in 3 years for “only”a billion pounds. would the […]
COMMENTARY
The Dysfunction of the Army Reserve
The dysfunction of the Army Reserve FREDERICK EDWARD Having grown up on a healthy diet of my grandfather’s war stories, from a young age I had a military itch to scratch. However, with a character […]
GOVERNMENT
Politics: Dead Man Walking
Politics: dead man walking RICHARD NORTH It was sort of shooting fish in a barrel. On the third time of asking from Olukemi Badenough at PMQs, Starmer admitted that the official security vetting he received on Mandelson’s […]
GOVERNMENT
“15-Minute Cities” Is Not a Policy
CHRIS BAYLISS After what feels like little more than 15 minutes, people are talking about “15-minute cities” again. Normally at this point, I would pay readers the basic journalistic courtesy of offering a crumb of […]
GOVERNMENT
Pathways: How the Home Office Accidentally Created a Right-Wing Icon
Pathways: How the Home Office accidentally created a right-wing icon Amelia is a reminder of how badly governments misjudge the nations they claim to protect PAUL BIRCH A version of this article appears in The European […]
GOVERNMENT
Don’t Like Keir Starmer? Just See What Comes Next
Don’t like Keir Starmer? Just see what comes next JOSEPH DINNAGE Share After years of socialism under Miliband or Rayner, Britons will be screaming for fiscal conservatism If the Prime Minister resigns, who will win […]
GOVERNMENT
UK Assisted Suicide Bill Halted by Last Stand in the Lords
A furious Lord Falconer has threatened to override the Upper Chamber using the Parliament Act, which would likely trigger a constitutional crisis. JONATHON VAN MAREN Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill has bogged down in the […]
GOVERNMENT
Just What Is the Reform Party Now?
Just what is the Reform party now? PETE NORTH It’s been a while since I did any serious analysis of Reform. There hasn’t been that much to report unless you’re taken with the soap opera […]