She doesn't even do this with her own shadow cabinet. eg The Home Secretary who designed the Boris wave of immigration is her shadow foreign secretary. Her best performing frontbencher, Robert Jenrick, isn't given a top job. Her party's best thinkers like Danny Kruger and Nick

Jeremy Corbyn’s revenge isn’t just a problem for Keir Starmer. A new party on the left will disrupt the entire political spectrum. From me for ConservativeHome: conservativehome.com/2025/08/05/pet…

The Green Party isn’t just choosing a leader, but whether to stay true to itself. From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/the-g…

NEW BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY POLL I asked YouGov to poll over 4,500 GB adults about their views on British sovereignty. I drew up a list of 20 policies that were limited in some way by our EU membership and asked respondents, how should these policies be decided...

A highly significant piece of research 👇

If there’s a by-election in Gorton and Denton, Keir Starmer could lose even if Labour wins. From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/manch…

I’m guessing that the people sneering at the ‘wolf whistling crackdown’ haven’t been routinely harassed

Liz Truss has become a figure of fun, but as one of the longest serving ministers of the 21st century she ought not to be. From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/liz-t…

If Putin laughs in their faces and Trump looks the other way, what do the leaders of Europe do next? It can’t be nothing, can it? From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/ukrai…

The problem with Labour’s ‘strengthened’ sugar tax isn’t the nanny state but thoughtlessly repetitive policy making. From me for ConservativeHome: conservativehome.com/2025/08/19/pet…

Andrew Farmer for Prime Minister!

Does the disturbing story of a 1990s scandal in the Church of England hold any lessons for today’s "Quiet Revival"? From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/why-y…

Just 17 doctors issued 132,000 medical marijuana certificates in Pennsylvania three years ago.

In France, the socialists hold the balance of power and must now choose between enabling austerity and unleashing chaos. Is Keir Starmer paying attention? From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/franc…

What a public service broadcaster shouldn’t look like

Spot on, by Mary Harrington. Britain has grave enough problems as it is; it doesn't need part of the American Right using it to project their barely-sublimated longing for violent conflict. maryharrington.co.uk/p/why-dont-the…

Drill, Kemi, drill? Sorry, but the Tory leader’s plan to squeeze the North Sea dry isn’t going to cut your energy bills. From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/north…

Donald Trump has JD Vance. Marine Le Pen has Jordan Bardella. But who is Nigel Farage’s successor? From me for ConservativeHome: conservativehome.com/2025/09/02/pet…

The Corbynites need to keep the new Green leader close, but not too close. From me for @UnHerd: unherd.com/newsroom/zack-…

These police practices became established under a *Conservative* government. Forget "party unity" – it’s time for the current leadership to reckon with the past.