The great political parties may not survive the Brexit process intact
They are already weak, and as Brexit legislation moves through parliament they are coming under immense strain
Author Archives: Jay Elwes
A great Brexit change of heart
The true character of our main political parties is being revealed by Brexit
Another masterwork from Antony Beevor
This book isn't a bridge too far for the historian
Within the quiet ordinariness of Salisbury, a global drama unfolds
As ducks bob down the river, the bench where Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found is cut up for removal
Could the green revolution begin down this disused Cornish mine?
Lithium—the crucial ingredient in the world’s best batteries—could help us kick the oil addiction. Jay Elwes descended down a dark tunnel in the countryside to find out more
Policy report: Infrastructure
Britain clearly needs more infrastructure. But where to spend the money?
Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Russia, China and the new art of war
Britain still has a part to play in global security affairs—so long as it can afford the bill
The Skripal assassination: what is Putin thinking?
With the attack on Sergei Skripal, Vladimir Putin has torn up one of the Cold War’s great conventions
The new power generation
The main barrier to renewable energy used to be price. But that’s no longer the case
Prospect finance report: How do you solve a problem like inflation?
An introduction to the pieces in Prospect's new supplement
Former MI6 Head: Brexit could pose long-term problems for British security
Britain’s ability to track intelligence targets could be limited by its departure from the EU, he said
We don't need big, showy rail projects—just fix the lines we have
The first step for government should not be to build fancy new rail infrastructure, but to fix the network we already have
I’m calling it now: Theresa May will not survive 2018
Even before the PM's closest ally Damian Green imploded, Prospect’s executive editor wasn’t buying shares in her revival
Generation "no thanks": young people are giving up on sex, drugs and booze
Young people are drinking and smoking less, taking fewer drugs and having fewer babies
Welcome to the post-digital world
Quantum computers will take us beyond the binary age, into a perplexing new era. And they're already here
Hammond had to confront awkward Brexit facts today—and woe betide the government figure who does that
For the hard core on the backbenches, the price of Brexit is not something to parade in public
On budget day, PMQs showed a Prime Minister on the back foot
The most striking image was of stony-faced Conservative MPs glumly looking at their iPhones
May’s speech is the perfect metaphor for our times—Britain has no voice
The symbolism of the PM’s address rang out: this is Britain, welcome to the shambles
Michael Heseltine: I see no Tory leader who could prevent a Corbyn victory
The former deputy PM says there will be another election in two years
May finally has some style—but her stance on Brexit is still desperately lacking substance
May dragged the UK press pack to Florence in order to hear a speech which only mixed vacuity and arrogance with desperate, panglossian horizon-scanning