Over the next week or so, we are likely to see the next round in the Washington struggle between Donald Trump and his critics –…
Over the next week or so, we are likely to see the next round in the Washington struggle between Donald Trump and his critics –…
Socialists are naïve about power; Liberals are naïve about money. That is the rule of thumb that I find myself judging current policy by –…
Many European leaders have welcomed the vote of the Strasbourg Parliament on September 11 which, following the proposal of a Dutch environmentalist, opened a procedure…
In spite of Sadiq Khan’s recent pronouncements, the Labour leadership may be right to resist the introduction of an explicit policy in support of a…
There is a large print version of this post here: No need to redraw constituency boundaries. Controversy is resurfacing about changes to constituency boundaries. Surprisingly, there…
As starkly shown during the latest G7 meeting in Quebec, we are entering a perilous period where conflict around international trade risks splitting the Western…
This last weekend, I attended the Big Tent Festival of Ideas and it was great. The festival is the brainchild of George Freeman MP. It is…
I watched the Last Night of the Proms, along with goodness knows how many people, on Saturday night. It was as uplifting as ever: I…
President Macron was elected on the promise of bringing radical change to France while operating from the centre of the political spectrum or, as he…
We hear a lot of talk about loyalty these days. And ‘loyalty’, the word, usually comes with positive connotations. That may well be appropriate when…
I am currently walking along Hadrian’s Wall with my family, and very exhausting it is (in a good way), where once an early version of…
“I feel certain that the fort of selfishness and monopoly cannot be held for ever, and that the walls of privilege cannot through all time…