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The war in Ukraine: some thoughts
'Tis but a scratch! Spinning electoral defeat
California Dreamin': Steve Hilton is back
9/11: a paradigm shift but not a tech shift
England's radical past: the Peasants' Revolt
Law and order and policing in London: a reader
The rise of the unaccountable experts: why do we allow politicians to give away power?
The class of 2024: Labour's new (and old) blood part 2
Predictions and desired outcomes are not the same thing at election time
The class of 2024: Labour's new (and old) blood part 1
Read my stories! And other fiction...
Putting the National Guard on the New York Subway
What does Donald Trump believe? An exercise in political taxonomy
Andrew Mitchell, deputy foreign secretary
Labour's possible civil service picks
The Brexit referendum was the right thing to do
Politics is something you feel as well as measure
First guesses of Starmer's Whitehall
Spring forward! Sunday round-up 31 March 2024 (BST edition)
The c-word: cancer looms large in our lives
The Liberal Democrat triumph-to-disaster: coalition government 2010-15
Sunday round-up: observations and recommendations 24 March 2024
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act: free speech in danger?
Harry Truman and the atomic bomb
Shattering myths (1): Henry VIII never divorced
Sunday round-up: observations and recommendations 17 March 2024
European heads of government as legislators
Substack on Substacks: what you should read
Boris 2.0? Not impossible, but unlikely
As much of life as the world can show: saving London from itself
The church un-militant: Pope Francis waves a white flag
Sunday round-up: observations and recommendations 10 March 2024
Do you trust Donald Trump? The intelligence agencies don't have a choice
Scotland in NATO: the SNP glosses over reality
Sunday round-up: observations and recommendations
Step into the world of conspiracies
Farage eyes up DC: irregulars as ambassadors
Where does the DUP go from here?
Scotland decides: the general election 2024
Citizens' assemblies: centrism's quest for panacea
Bloody Bonner: history is not a morality tale
The death of Navalny, and other thoughts
Sorry, what sorry? What does it mean to apologise?
Putin takes on history while Carlson watches
February 1974: the general election which changed Northern Ireland politics
Balancing democracy and disagreement
A sense of mission: Fighting the Houthis and Iran
Our political parties shape our identity and their names matter
Conversations with hon. Friends: why parliamentary oratory has changed
"The war on terror": how America framed an unwinnable conflict
Now Brussels wants its own bomb
Defence in an uncertain world: a reader
Don't lie to yourself: why commentators have to be honest
Access and influence in foreign policy: if we make sacrifices to get close, there must be a pay-off
War powers: Parliament can't always be the first to know
America's active seniors: why politicians have a longer shelf life in the US
Nimbys need to take one for the team: how do we make planning decisions for everyone?
Strikes on Yemen: initial thoughts
Fingerspitzengefühl: a natural flair for politics
Women in Labour: what's the problem?
Big beasts in the Westminster jungle: an endangered species?