Why the Tories should fear Reform
Even without Nigel Farage at the helm, Reform could spell electoral ruin for the Conservative Party.
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Ambassador Farage opens door to Team Trump for Lammy
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Dan Poulter: “I voted for policies that I would not now vote for”
The doctor and Tory defector Dan Poulter on the state of the NHS and where his former party went wrong.
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There is such a thing as society
To fix this country after 14 years of Tory ruin, we’re going to need to start saying as much.
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The strange death of conservatism
Geoffrey Wheatcroft’s first obituary of Tory England was premature – but now, he says, the party is beyond saving.
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CCHQ’s email breach is both a literal and metaphorical failure
If you can’t trust the Conservatives with your email address, why should you trust them with anything else?
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The Tories’ death spiral
Rishi Sunak has failed to provide his party with the coherent leadership it needs.
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Tory plotters thicken as Sunak clings on
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The wrench of standing down as an MP – my dream job since childhood
Also this week: Celebrating Harlow’s rebirth, and memories of being cared for by Nurse Nadine Dorries.
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Labour’s former rugby player Khalid Mahmood high-tackles a heckler
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Plebgate’s Andrew Mitchell furnishes himself with a downmarket ministerial title
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Rishi Sunak isn’t popular enough to flog insurance
Plans to monetise Conservative members with a new app misunderstand what populists are really selling.
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Rishi Sunak’s reverse Midas touch
Gripped by poll fever, the Prime Minister has cast about for a golden vote-winning policy – damaging his prospects at…
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George Galloway makes the top three flightiest MPs of all time
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Among Conservatives, the mood has never been so grim
Sunak’s team can’t get themselves heard, and most of what they say vanishes forever.
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Ed Davey: “The Lib Dems and Labour aren’t fighting each other”
The Lib Dem leader on his affinity with Keir Starmer, the rise of Reform UK and what John Rawls knew.
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Lee Anderson’s defection triggers bye-bye elation among Tories
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The Chancellor’s biggest budget giveaway is to his own re-election campaign
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Rishi Sunak’s paranoid talk of “extremists” is dangerous for us all
Fringe politicians from George Galloway to the hard right are trying make Islamism a big election issue. For decency and…
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Bust Britain
As more councils go bankrupt, the nation’s public realm is dying. How did it come to this?
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