1 May 2020 - 1:12am

Can you believe Boris Johnson’s luck? The Prime Minister's enemies would rather think of him as a chancer than a gifted leader

Douglas Murray

01.05

Since when did the Tories care about workers? Coronavirus seems to have parted politicians from their ideological traditions

Matthew Sweet

27.04

Has Boris had a sickbed conversion? Brushes with mortality can dramatically change political leaders — and not always for the better

Tom Holland

23.04

Why the English sacrificed liberty for lockdown Amid Covid-19, this country has happily abandoned the freedom from which America was born

James Kirkup

16.04

My eulogy for Boris Armed with Pericles, I was prepared to write one for the PM last week

Giles Fraser

15.04

Why did Boris Johnson survive? The legend of the Prime Minister vs the Virus could shape the way we do politics

James Kirkup

08.04

How Boris became the body politic The PM's personal health now seems bound up with the health of the nation

Matthew Sweet

27.03

Pity the women locked in with their abusers How long will the Government ignore those families trapped at home with violent partners?

Joan Smith

26.03

How society can survive Covid-19 Social capital has been left to atrophy over generations — now is the time to replenish it

Will Tanner

25.03

Will the pandemic kill off libertarianism? Coronavirus is forcing us to reckon with some basic assumptions about freedom

James Kirkup

20.03

It’s make or break time for Boris Mega events, like the Covid-19 outbreak, can cause voters to radically switch political allegiances

Matthew Goodwin

19.03

Who will stand by the workers? Millions will need protecting from Covid-19 hardship — here's how the unions can help

Paul Embery