11/20/2019 - 12:03am

Stoke, the city that Britain forgot The Potteries voted to Leave by the biggest margin of any large town or city. A local lad went back to his birthplace to find out why

John Lichfield

19.11

I’m an ideologue… get me out of here! Forget celebrities in the jungle: what would happen if our political tribes were marooned on their own island?

Sam Leith

18.11

Why Remainers are the imperialist nostalgics Those devoted to the European Union are chasing an ersatz empire

Mary Harrington

18.11

Voters don’t need protecting from political ads Proposals to ban targeted adverts on Facebook show contempt for voters

Timandra Harkness

12.11

What if we gave children a vote? The electoral system is inherently biased towards the 83% of the population who are over 18

Polly Mackenzie

12.11

Spain’s election pain: six reasons to care Strong and stable government couldn't seem further away after the latest ballot

Ian Birrell

11.11

Pity the poor avocado-eating graduates University-educated millennials have absorbed elite values but will never enjoy the lifestyle

Mary Harrington

08.11

For Germans and Jews, the past is never over As the child of German-Jewish refugees, I inherited a complex relationship with a country my parents still loved.

Paul Morland

07.11

Has Brexit really divided Britain? Few areas of the UK voted overwhelmingly for either Leave or Remain

Robert Ford

04.11

Will Brexit tear Belfast apart? The unionist community in Northern Ireland resents the way Brexit is being used by republicans to chip away at their Britishness

Paul Embery

01.11

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

Robin Aitken

31.10

Why do Remainers revile homesickness? The yearning for home, along with the idea of nostalgia, is a legitimate political instinct that is now being used as an insult

Giles Fraser