From Queen Anne to our current prime minister, political misuses of history are nothing new—but still dangerous

Excluding London, northerners were more likely to be Remainers than southerners. So why are anti-Brexit voices from the north so often absent from the national debate?

Everyone deserves a decent and secure home. A landlord licencing scheme will reduce poor housing—and offer vital protections for tenants

Both sides of the PM’s character were on display in the measures announced today. The question is which will win out after a general election

Thanks to Brexit, Scotland now faces a far starker choice than it did in 2014

With parliament having again ceased activity, all eyes should be on the important raft of secondary legislation still in the pipeline

Behind the political war is a linguistic one—and to win the former you must win the latter

The Conservatives enjoyed themselves in Manchester, but there was anger beneath the jolly veneer

No principle justifies last week’s radical legal intervention in high politics

The prime minister tries to sound conciliatory. But his Brexit plan is designed for UK hardliners and no one else