Britain
Bagehot
The rise of Britain’s new nanny state
Protecting the state from the people rather than people from themselves
Base-jumping
Britain’s Tory rulers set the weather for Labour’s fiscal policy
The baseline theory explains a lot about British politics
The road through the isles
Labour wins big in a Scottish by-election
A clear Labour majority in 2024 looks more likely as a result
Post-pandemic Britain
How Britain lives with covid-19 today
Cases are rising again, but the public have other worries
Crime and public safety
Britain’s probation service is in deep trouble
A crucial part of the criminal-justice system is failing to do its job
Our survey says
Britain’s labour-market figures are less reliable than they were
How tight is tight? The problem of deciphering the jobs market
Bagehot
Is Britain’s Labour Party a bunch of Tories, naifs or liars?
The question that hangs over Sir Keir Starmer’s fiscal policy
Tory story
A glimpse of the Conservative Party after Rishi Sunak
Edging to the right, more English, but not more unified
Political fashions
Impressions of a first-time visitor to the Tory conference
Why do so many Conservatives wear ties?
The war on the war on motorists
Rishi Sunak’s misguided attempt to woo irritated British drivers
A fight over speed limits, bus lanes and potholes is a dead end
Bagehot
Blind optimism is the only bet for Britain’s Tories
How magical thinking conquered the Conservative Party
Biden’s Britain
Britain’s Labour Party takes lessons from Joe Biden
Under Sir Keir Starmer Labour, once again, is infatuated with the Democrats