Andy Burnham, the rocks of reality, and why Labour needs a leadership contest

Burnham, hope, and the rocks of reality

Class, race, and the fragile nature of police legitimacy in an era of public mistrust

How suspicion, sentiment, and media incentives hollow out democratic judgement.

Kremlin-aligned narratives paid for others, amplified by GB News, normalised by Farage

Why knowing right from wrong is not the same as understanding what the state is about to do to you

Britain's forty-year decline cannot be solved with unaffordable hope or the politics of division. Lasting solutions need hard choices, toil and struggle

The Fog of Sentiment: Bond Markets, Brexit and Why Britain Can No Longer Afford Its Own Political Chaos

UK 10-year government bond yields have hit their highest since 2008

Bond Markets, Brexit and Why Britain Can No Longer Afford Its Own Political Chaos

Starmer’s speech lacked magic, not content. But magic is exactly what Labour cannot afford.

Starmer’s speech lacked magic, not content. But magic is exactly what Labour cannot afford.

Reform, Farage and the politics of making hard truths sound like betrayal

Being frank about Frank

Young dancers are not recreating the old scene. They are making something new from the records, styles, dances and myths we left behind.

Perhaps because it was a short sentence, and I could see the end date from the beginning, time seemed to drag.

Denial, immigration enforcement, and democratic legitimacy after an ICE shooting

War, fuel shortages and geopolitical fracture demand strategy. Instead, we get sham politics chasing votes.

Another night at Wigan Casino

War, fuel shortages and geopolitical fracture demand strategy. Instead, we get sham politics chasing votes.

Running from the past, trying to pick up the threads of a life I’d almost lost

Truth, narrative and the stories we inhabit

A train strike, a burnt-out clutch, badges and pills… and a very bad decision

Austerity’s cuts saved pennies; society paid pounds.