By BAGEHOT AFTER TWO days of voting Tory MPs have chosen two of their colleagues to go through to the next stage of the leadership […]
Year: 2019
The centre cannot hold
The latest disasters to befall Change UK—Chuka Umunna’s decision to join the Liberal Democrats and the party’s decision to change its name for a third […]
On Britain beyond Brexit and the future of Conservatism
THE END-OF-AUSTERITY message has certainly got through to the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). On June 10th the CPS launched “Britain Beyond Brexit”, a new […]
On Change UK’s inadequacies, political agreements and missing Scots
I WAS much impressed by Heidi Allen’s first speech when she left the Conservative Party to join the Independent Group, now known as the Change […]
On “Fleabag”, a Corbyn government and Kenneth Clarke’s tandoori moments
I FINALLY GOT round to watching a few episodes of “Fleabag” to see what all the fuss is about. A few good scenes, I thought, […]
On “Game of Thrones”, Conservatism, Israel and Lidl
By BAGEHOT “GAME of Thrones”, which, in case you hadn’t noticed, returned for its eighth and final season this week, has already had a profound […]
On Brexit films, Brexit books and Brexit television
Feb 22nd 2019 I RECENTLY spent a happy few days in Los Angeles promoting my new book, “Capitalism in America: A History” (co-written with Alan […]