Yuan Yi Zhu

Yuan Yi Zhu is an assistant professor at Leiden University and a research fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford.

Sarco suicide pod turns death into a consumer experience Portable gas chambers are a frightening glimpse into the future

26 Sep 2024

The Conservatives survived, but Toryism is dying This ideology's deep roots in Britain are becoming unstuck

07 Jul 2024

Two new polls leave the Conservatives in existential crisis What will come after the electoral wipe-out?

04 Jun 2024

Why Oxford University is afraid of democracy The election for chancellor is still not free

17 May 2024

Conservatives will be punished on immigration record As the issue becomes more salient, expect Rishi Sunak to bleed votes

21 Apr 2024

Are Britons really in favour of assisted dying? A new poll found that three-quarters of the UK support legalising the practice

13 Mar 2024

The controversial history of Boxing Day The bank holiday once bitterly divided Britons

26 Dec 2023

James Cleverly’s migrant proposal is not conservative The scheme is cruel and wholly ineffective

06 Dec 2023

The Rwanda plan was doomed to fail A unanimous Supreme Court ruling delivered a death blow to the scheme

15 Nov 2023

Europe is copying Britain’s Rwanda policy Germany and Austria are processing migrants offshore

03 Nov 2023

The Civil Service is thwarting the Government over Israel Steve Barclay allegedly had to persuade staff to display a flag of the Jewish state

20 Oct 2023

Academia is driving away potential Nobel winners Katalin Karikó is the latest recipient to suffer poor treatment at her university

05 Oct 2023

The Coronation is a wonderful contradiction in terms Today's ceremony is an open affront to the spirit of modernity

06 May 2023

Emmanuel Macron sidesteps European division on China visit A slew of EU member trips to Beijing shows a desire to maintain friendly relations

06 Apr 2023

How Rishi Sunak unleashed the anti-maths philistines Judging by the reaction this week, snobbery over STEM is as strong as ever

06 Jan 2023

Leaked slides reveal dark side of Canada’s euthanasia policy Patients are now seeking death because they cannot afford to live

20 Dec 2022

Labour’s constitutional plans are dangerous Gordon Brown's ideas would make the country ungovernable

06 Dec 2022

The courts alone can’t save the Union Scottish independence is a political matter not a legal quandary

25 Nov 2022

At least Liz Truss realised she was useless Incompetent politicians who actually quit are to be celebrated

21 Oct 2022

Slashing the BBC World Service is a disaster Cutting down on global services undermines Britain's soft power abroad

30 Sep 2022

It’s official: toppling statues is illegal A court has finally confirmed the obvious

29 Sep 2022

Queen Elizabeth II: a beautiful anachronism She knew it was her sworn duty to carry on

09 Sep 2022

Forget her speech — Liz Truss is good at politics Success in the job is about a lot more than oratory

07 Sep 2022

Britain’s Greens aren’t funny any more Their policy proposals could have serious consequences

02 Sep 2022

Matt Hancock is wrong about euthanasia Assisted dying policies are beset by moral hazards

22 Aug 2022

Conservatives don’t know how to handle China Hawkish rhetoric will only get Sunak and Truss so far

01 Aug 2022

Why Conservatives are blind to race The Tory leadership race has settled one argument beyond doubt

20 Jul 2022

Why Nadhim Zahawi said yes The new Chancellor is not the first figure in history to accept a likely temporary job

06 Jul 2022

The mystical power of the monarchy The Queen is an integral part of the nation's subconscious

03 Jun 2022

The real-world victims of Partygate The political fallout means an amnesty for lockdown convictions won't happen

13 Apr 2022

How the Charter of Rights let Canada down The document has reduced our definition of freedom to box ticking

18 Feb 2022

Parliament can — and should — override judges The UK legislature is, after all, the ultimate repository of sovereignty

06 Dec 2021

There’s nothing new about selling honours Savvy countries will always find a way of turning corruption into tax

08 Nov 2021

The squalid world of Justin Trudeau

20 Sep 2021