That Sweet Enemy
There is no more divisive issue in British politics, or in British history. From the Channel and the Normans to de Gaulle, Thatcher and Farage, Bruce Anderson traces the long quarrel with that sweet enemy across the water.
Politics
Political commentary drawn from fifty years at the centre of British political life. Current events, historical argument, and the long view.
A Loveless Landslide
Two years after a huge majority, Labour is having a nervous breakdown. Bruce Anderson on the loveless landslide, a fudged identity, and a so-called Government now in disarray.
Confusion Worse Confounded
Anyone hoping for a return to political stability still has a lot of hoping to do. Bruce Anderson on devolution, the politics of false faiths, and Kemi Badenoch's case for bringing realism back to the centre.
A National Treasure
A nation ill-at-ease with itself found one reason for pride last week. Bruce Anderson on King Charles, the Trump state visit, and a special relationship that may never have existed yet remains as strong as ever.
She Likes a Scrap
Kemi Badenoch has shown toughness in adversity. Against the weakest government in memory — a hopeless Chancellor, a menacing Attorney-General, General Stumbler at the top — Bruce Anderson argues there are times when voters will see toughness as a necessity.
The Elephant in the Bed
From the Great War to Gaza, from Kaiser Bill to President Trump: the chassis has never stopped rattling. Bruce Anderson surveys a world in disorder and asks whether anyone is coming to set it right.
Hard Pounding
Without a teleology to sustain them, Conservatives are condemned to a Promethean struggle — ensuring that good keeps its nose ahead of evil, world without end. Burke, Hobbes, Oakeshott: the philosophy the party needs.