Dec 2 2019 - 12:00am

Our prisons are a national disgrace Boris Johnson's pledge to lock up yet more vulnerable offenders treats the vulnerable as political pawns

Ian Birrell

29.11

Will Boris save social democracy? The Tory party is going through one of its great evolutionary shifts — and Labour's going to have to change too

David Goodhart

29.11

Why not cancel Nancy Astor? The former MP had a statue unveiled yesterday, yet many historical figures have been condemned for far less racist views

Douglas Murray

28.11

Labour is institutionally anti-Semitic Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters need to stop obfuscating, strawmanning and deflecting

Maajid Nawaz

26.11

Do manifestos make a difference? Almost no one cares what political parties have to say on actual policy

Tom Chivers

20.11

What if everyone loses this election? Come December 13, Britain could find itself in a new and extraordinary form of political chaos

James Kirkup

05.11

Only the Joker can save us from ourselves His mischievous and destructive energy is a test for crumbling Western values

Mark Asquith

01.11

Could a Rugby World Cup win boost Boris? Rugby is increasingly becoming a national, rather than an elite, sport

Robin Aitken

30.10

What will survive this seismic election? As Britain prepares for its fifth nationwide ballot in four years, much is hanging in the balance

Matthew Goodwin

15.10

Who are you calling a dictator? When it comes to totalitarian excess, Trump and Boris are mere amateurs

Daniel Kalder

08.10

Could Boris save his party? The PM has the ambition to put the country he helped fracture back together again

Tanya Gold

01.10

Our politics of impossible promises Politicians should confine themselves to the realm of the possible – rather than painting a picture of utopia.

Polly Mackenzie