A power-hungry prime minister removes yet another check on his rule. It is theatre worthy of Trump. But the history books suggest he could soon pay a price

The government now has power to swipe away inconvenient safeguards. Vigilance is required

Comparing the political histories of Mansfield and Huntingdon throws England’s realignment into sharp relief—and raises dark questions for Labour about whether it can ever rebuild the “red...

Boris Johnson has routed Labour. But his victory could turn out to contain the seeds of its own destruction

The British have assumed our democratic traditions would restrain brute prime ministerial power. That complacency could now be tested like never before

Zoom out and take a longer view, and there are good reasons to muster a new confidence for the 2020s

New year, new openings

For decades mainstream politicians fixated on education as the way to level the playing field of life. They were wrong

Televising national sporting events like football and cricket is what economists would call a "public good"

Each party has come to see the other as not merely its opposition, but its enemy. That has implications for the way our politics will work in the years ahead