Voters to hold their collective nose and vote tactically
Britain’s current agony will not be ended by the general election, whatever the outcome, far less by Brexit if it ever happens. In all probability the worst will be just beginning and…
Politics
From Berlin to Brexit: A short history of European walls
When it should be holding the beacon higher and brighter, the UK is abandoning its important role as a promoter and defender of the system which has kept the peace and created…
What dark forces lie behind the Brexit façade?
Boris Johnson last night turfed out 21 Tory rebels. Now he is preparing to put British democracy to one of its greatest tests, writes Geoff Kitney. A new breed of toxic conservatism…
Can Boris Johnson tame the Brexit monster?
Boris Johnson has set an impossible pre-condition which he knows must lead to a no-deal Brexit, writes Geoff Kitney. So far, so good for Boris Johnson. The decision he made to use…
Boris Johnson’s deceit maketh the man
Very soon the UK could have the least trustworthy prime minister for generations. Murray Ritchie poses the question: how did it come to this? If – or when – Boris Johnson becomes…
Boris for PM offers succour north of the Border
Supporters of Scottish independence are increasingly optimistic as Indyref2 approaches. The reasons are not difficult to find, writes Murray Ritchie. Just as Brexit is paralysing British politics, so the prospect of a…
May resigns – and Johnson is waiting in the wings
Too late now for Theresa May, but Australia has just provided a lesson: get the politics right first and worry about the consequences later, writes Geoff Kitney. When Theresa May picked up…
Brexit: A path to yes through a forest of no
The Brexit process is marooned in uncertainty as no democratic method seems able to select a route that is favoured by a parliamentary majority. The problem is not new, however, and game…
Leadership, or the sad lack of it
Brexit has cruelly exposed the western world’s lack of leadership, nowhere more than in the United Kingdom. Murray Ritchie poses the question: How did it come to this? In the good old…
Brexit is now all about the art of the possible
Theresa May’s current political strategy seriously risks running into a dead-end from which it will only be possible for a new prime minister, taking a completely different course, to extract the nation,…