January 1, 2021

How will Covid shape 2021? With the pandemic routed, old political problems will resurface

Matthew Goodwin

01.01

Why chaos is good for Boris — and Brexit The importance of rational consistency when dealing with complex problems is often exaggerated

Giles Fraser

30.12

What gardening taught me about London’s liberal elite You can tell a lot about modern Britain from certain backyards

Henry Wismayer

29.12

Brexit: was it worth it? Once a fervent Eurosceptic, I came to believe that leaving would be a terrible blunder

Ed West

25.12

This Brexit deal is the end of the beginning Britain hasn't come to heel. But what comes next will be even harder

Robert Tombs

25.12

Boris has succeeded where all others failed The declinists will carp, but his voters will not forget this victory

Matthew Goodwin

24.12

Life on the Cornish breadline No one smiles in the foodshares except the volunteers, who grin brightly

Tanya Gold

23.12

Why the Irish border still troubles Britain A century ago Ireland was partitioned between South and North. The legacy still haunts both islands

Charles Townshend

18.12

British centrists’ deluded worship of Germany For a certain type of UK commentator, Angela Merkel's leadership has become a fantasy

Aris Roussinos

17.12

How a one-man protest in Tunisia led to Brexit The past decade's events show the impossibility of political predictions

Douglas Murray

11.12

How the fates abandoned Boris Covid has shown the Conservatives to be inadequate — and things are about to get worse

Maurice Glasman

10.12

Brexit: was it worth it? Once a fervent Eurosceptic, I came to believe that leaving would be a terrible blunder

Ed West