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Kamala Harris interviewing top vice-presidential contenders
Vice-President Kamala Harris is interviewing potential contenders to be her running mate on Sunday, ahead of a battleground tour next week. Among those travelling to Washington, DC, to meet Ms...
And then there were two
[ad_1] Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt progress to the final stage of the Tory leadership contest [ad_2]
The centre cannot hold – the failure of Change UK and the atrophying of political thought
[ad_1] The latest disasters to befall Change UK—Chuka Umunna’s decision to join the Liberal Democrats and the party’s decision to change its name for a third time—are a good excuse...
On Britain beyond Brexit and the future of Conservatism
[ad_1] THE END-OF-AUSTERITY message has certainly got through to the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). On June 10th the CPS launched “Britain Beyond Brexit”, a new collection of essays edited...
On Change UK’s inadequacies, political agreements and missing Scots
[ad_1] I WAS much impressed by Heidi Allen’s first speech when she left the Conservative Party to join the Independent Group, now known as the Change UK Party. How could...
On “Fleabag”, a Corbyn government and Kenneth Clarke’s tandoori moments
[ad_1] Our Britain columnist laments the decline of working-class culture [ad_2]
On “Game of Thrones”, Conservatism, Israel and Lidl
[ad_1] Our political columnist pitches a dynastic new television show [ad_2]
On parliamentarians talented, vainglorious, entertaining and anarchic
[ad_1] Our Britain columnist considers the best and the worst of MPs in a lively week in the House of Commons and beyond [ad_2]
On political caricatures, “real” policies and the idea of public service
[ad_1] By BAGEHOTTHE PARADOXES of Brexit multiply by the day. Brexit was supposed to allow Britain to take back control of its destiny. This week a British prime minister sat...
On democracy, Sir Lewis Namier and the struggles of the super-rich
[ad_1] Our Britain columnist has not lost all faith in his country’s parliament [ad_2]
