Few think Starmer will last the year Left populism is not new and it is not going away By Tom McTague I must admit, I don’t mark the start of local-elections season with much fanfare at home – who does? And yet, I was momentarily pulled up by a leaflet I ... See more
Keir Starmer is all alone The clamour is growing: he cannot do the job By Tom McTague Illustration by Mona Eing and Michael Meissner “When the herd moves it moves,” Boris Johnson declared with laconic self-justification as he left Downing Street in 2022, ... See more
No one is immune to the rage that drives our politics Young women – today and always – are less susceptible to delusions of grandeur By Tom McTague Finally, the first glimpse of summer arrives: the first lunch outside, the first weekend in the garden. I n... See more
Britain’s Gaullist turn There’s something about France that seems reminiscent of a lost Britain By Tom McTague Something unusual happened last week: I visited a place without knowing anything about it. I hadn’t googled to see whether it was considered nic... See more
Harold Wilson has a lesson for Keir Starmer There’s no shame in seeking a legacy By Tom McTague Fifty years ago this month, Harold Wilson resigned as prime minister. For a boisterous young schoolboy at Dulwich College in south London, it was a moment of e... See more
