We still need to talk about Brexit
Political leaders risk exacerbating the consequences of this terrible biological crisis by inflicting a new geopolitical one
Author Archives: Jonathan Lis
David Lammy's plan to fight our polarised politics
In his new book Tribes, the Labour MP says we must cooperate, communicate and compromise
Brexit and the final defeat of honesty
Even the government’s sporadic truth-telling is used to advance further falsehood
Brexit day looms. The fight to shape what comes next will be the endeavour of our lives
How can we accept a project we know will cause our country so much harm?
The Union is already sacrificed on the altar of Brexit
The emotional rupture is complete and the legal rupture will follow
The outcome of the next election could be decided in just a few weeks’ time
Labour has five years to reflect on why it lost but it won’t stand a chance in 2024 unless it picks a credible leader now
In backing the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, MPs committed the most reckless act of self-sabotage in recent British history
Time and again in his short premiership, Johnson has demonstrated his disdain for parliamentary democracy. Now we will see the full consequences
Progressives: things may not be as hopeless as you think
Johnson will fail and he will be punished for it
The day the Remain dream died was not 12th December but 17th October
Once Johnson had his deal it was all over. Moderates should have agreed to an election sooner
The most alarming thing about another Johnson government: we do not yet know if this is peak authoritarianism or merely the watershed
Johnson shows contempt for democratic norms and now voters have an opportunity to punish him for it
The first rule of the Brexit election is: you do not talk about Brexit
This campaign has an air of unreality but danger lurks just around the corner
How dare those signed up to hard Brexit lecture Labour on the economy?
Corbyn’s plans are certainly eye-catching but Johnson’s are straightforwardly destructive
Why the Farage-Johnson pact presents a huge opportunity for Remainers
The question is whether moderates can capitalise on it
How is Boris Johnson getting away with it?
What sickness has caused so many to fall under the spell of such an incompetent as our prime minister?
An election is inevitable—so why are Labour still making excuses?
In trying to out-Remain the Lib Dems, Jeremy Corbyn's party has chosen a course at odds with the unavoidable consequences of the current parliamentary arithmetic
The last chance for Remain and for the left: a general election, now
Once Brexit has been done everything changes
Johnson’s Brexit deal: far worse than Theresa May’s and infinitely inferior to Remaining
MPs must reject this terrible agreement and then take Johnson down in the election that follows
The European Union has abandoned indulgence of UK delusions, and you cannot blame them
The UK’s international reputation has never been lower, and its government has never been so utterly discredited
How dare Boris Johnson call this a compromise?
The prime minister tries to sound conciliatory. But his Brexit plan is designed for UK hardliners and no one else
Johnson’s obscene behaviour this week confirms the arrival of Trumpian Britain
The destination may be more dangerous than we yet understand