Our new report A Very British Brexit suggests that, paradoxically, the 2017 general election result provides the political context in which the Brexit process can be delivered…
Our new report A Very British Brexit suggests that, paradoxically, the 2017 general election result provides the political context in which the Brexit process can be delivered…
There are so many candidates for regular circles of life these days, from Halley’s Comet to the Kondratieff Cycle. I have been arguing for a…
The rise of Corbyn appears to be the big surprise of this general election, so we have commissioned two blogs – one on either side…
A report in the Financial Times has suggested that business leaders are frustrated by a perceived loss of influence in Theresa May’s administration – what they…
The idea that the UK is a nation perched on a knife-edge division between Brexiters and Remainers has begun to unravel over the last few…
Over the last few months, Brexiteers have conclusively won the air war on social media. Their clearly focused messages and emotionally appealing content has largely…
Two weeks ago I wrote how, in refusing to call a general election, Theresa May was putting herself in a position to fail irrespective of…
No, Fabianism isn’t dead yet – but the flurry of debate about parents taking their children out of school does seem to mark a moment…
One thing seems certain. However the Brexit negotiations evolve; whatever deal emerges at the end of it, everyone will be disappointed. Many will be angry….
Patriotism. Noun. Devoted love, support, and defence of one’s country; national loyalty. The right, as epitomised by the Daily Mail, have co-opted patriotism, whereas for…
In one of the books of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the earthling hero Arthur Dent, fed up with being served insipid hot drinks,…
There is an inevitable tension between acting on one’s beliefs in trying to find ways to keep Britain in the EU and acting in the…