Welcome to Bearly Politics! I'm The Bear, your slightly exasperated guide to the strange world of modern politics. Here, I attempt to tackle the absurdities of power, with claws sharpened by satire an...

How the right-wing commentariat turned an ongoing investigation into a migrant story before the facts were known.

A year after quitting Twitter, The Bear reflects on readers, income and sanity involved in walking away

After years of promising that fewer migrants would relieve pressure on Britain, Labour is discovering that cutting migration also means cutting workers, taxpayers and economic headroom.

A year after quitting Twitter, The Bear reflects on readers, income and sanity involved in walking away

A week on the British right featuring Channel theatrics, arguments over Englishness and an increasingly crowded political firing squad.

A week on the British right featuring Channel theatrics, arguments over Englishness and an increasingly crowded political firing squad.

A year after quitting the platform that helped grow my audience, I went back to see what had changed. The answer was: not much, except perhaps the darkness.

A year after quitting the platform that helped grow my audience, I went back to see what had changed. The answer was: not much, except perhaps the darkness.