Author Archives: Jonathan Lis
The endgame for Johnson could come sooner than you think
What ten months ago was unthinkable now looks increasingly likely: if the PM does not jump, he will be pushed
A border with Kent: is this what sovereignty feels like?
This desperately absurd Brexit outcome is the latest sorry indication of what we have become
A country that was already a joke stands to become a pariah
The Brexiteers’ permanent breach of trust is unforgivable
It’s time for Keir Starmer to talk about Brexit
The Labour leader’s reticence is understandable but he cannot avoid the issue for ever
The return of the Brexit blame game is the Conservatives’ stupidest gamble yet
No 10 will not be able to lay responsibility for a no-deal outcome at Brussels’ door
The result of the Lib Dem leadership election matters more than you think
All progressives have a stake in the outcome
Keir Starmer’s first 100 days
The Labour leader will not succeed on the basis of wary pragmatism alone
The Brexit vote four years on: How a project to boost prosperity, democracy and national pride destroyed all three
The anniversary helps us understand the ways in which history is constructed
Coronavirus is the new Brexit—with even higher stakes
The government is displaying the same incompetence that has defined the years since 2016
The next issue that could sink Brexit trade talks
Rows over an EU office in Belfast are really over something deeper
The strange death of ideology
When crisis hits, seemingly rigid beliefs can be overturned
In the age of coronavirus, this one thing unites populist leaders
Authoritarian premiers have responded differently to the outbreak but share a common disregard for their people