The Tory Party
Could the Johnson premiership prove to be the shortest ever?
The new PM could face lethal perils within just three months. Governing hasn’t looked so dicey since the Georgian age
Moderate Conservatives now face the starkest choice of their political careers
Boris Johnson must be stopped before he pulls the UK off the no-deal cliff edge
The true horror of the Johnsonian "worldview"—he seems to believe Britain is a nation of Borises
The likely next prime minister may think that rules are for other people but the country does not
The fast rise and fall of the two-party system
The headline vote shares in the last general election masked a fractious reality. Now that reality has kicked in—with dramatic consequences for both the Conservatives and Labour
Westminster hums with speculation: would Johnson call a snap election?
The temptation of an autumn ballot will be great but the risks could be even greater
Boris Johnson's tax plans: gambling on ignorance about the nature of wealth
Not only do most voters have little idea of what an "average" wage is in reality, they also find it difficult to see the link between taxation and their local public services
Six things people get wrong about the Conservative leadership contest
The process to select our new PM is well underway but much of the commentary has been misleading at best
This Tory leadership contest is a carnival of fiscal folly
Make-me leader politics has combined with make-believe tax and spend
The two-party system is dysfunctional, outdated—but worth hanging on to
The alternatives look shiny and spontaneous but they’re oligarchy in disguise
Britain’s national genius lay in moderation—now we risk losing our heads
We never needed a formal constitution to guard against extremism—but if we continue down our current route that could change
Why the Peterborough result should strike terror into the two main parties
Labour just about held on but there is huge public dissatisfaction with the traditional duopoly
Every possible Brexit outcome spells disaster for the Conservative Party
All Brexit outcomes spell the demolition of the oldest and most successful political party in the world
—and they'll only have themselves to blame