25 Dec 2019 - 12:25am

2016: the Great Pivot Year Our correspondent imagines what future generations will make of the year western society turned on its axis

David Goodhart

25.12

Tolkien’s guide to contemporary politics The stars of the EU flag represent the coming together of nations — but one can't help but notice the shape that they form.

Peter Franklin

24.12

Did you have a Brexit-free Christmas? Why family should be a shelter from the political

Niall Gooch

24.12

2015 was a warm-up for the liberal Ragnarök Just when the political establishment thought they were safe, it all went horribly wrong

Peter Franklin

23.12

Brexit has exposed our education apartheid The referendum threw full light on the worsening education divide that cleaves our society

Matthew Goodwin

20.12

All hail Good King Boris He won decisively, but his Government needs to offer something more than electoral success and some infrastructure projects

Maurice Glasman

19.12

How I became ‘Tory scum’ The establishment’s reaction to the referendum result pushed me towards the Conservatives

Giles Fraser

19.12

Not all Remainers are liberals Tory Remainers are much more conservative on cultural issues than progressive Remainers

Eric Kaufmann

17.12

In 2010, David Cameron first fooled the country In this pivotal year, Britain voted for a PR man who ramped up austerity

James Bloodworth

16.12

Does Labour understand why it lost? Corbyn's party finally achieved its ambition to empower and politicise the working-class

Graeme Archer

16.12

Eight ways to unite the nation We've endured too many years of bad government. Let's hope Boris seizes this chance to be a great leader

Polly Mackenzie

16.12

Don’t blame Big Tech for society’s problems We should know better than to think Google & co have our best interests at heart

Timandra Harkness