James Ball
31 January 2024
The antisocial Tories’ epic video fail
A misfiring ‘personalised’ video by Rishi Sunak proves that politicians are getting online comms badly wrong
Read the full article30 January 2024
For Fox sake
Right wing controversialist Laurence Fox doesn’t seem to understand why he lost his libel trial. Here’s a little explainer
Read the full article24 January 2024
The dark side of the metaverse
UK police are investigating the first sexual assault in a virtual reality world. Does the future look like this?
Read the full article23 January 2024
Our broken benefits system leaves 28% of children in poverty. But who’s going to fix it?
The Tories treat being poor as a fact of life for many. Labour can’t do the same
Read the full article17 January 2024
This is how the internet ends
Low-quality AIs are already serving up fake information to searchers. If this grey goo multiplies, we’re in trouble
Read the full article16 January 2024
Trump will be the Republican nominee. But could he spring one more huge surprise?
Bringing RFK Jr on board could swing the White House race against Biden
Read the full article15 January 2024
Destroy the Tory party – who cares? Certainly not Sunak
If he gets his own way, the PM will cling on until the very end
Read the full article13 January 2024
Oil and gas will soon be things of the past. No wonder Sunak is drawn to them
The prime minister’s legacy looks even worse with his illogical energy policy
Read the full article09 January 2024
Another Labour own goal from dozy Harry Cole
The Sun political editor’s latest swipe at Starmer isn't just pathetic - it’s against his own paper’s beliefs
Read the full article09 January 2024
Labour must keep it green
Watering down the flagship pledge to spend £28bn on net-zero jobs would be a humiliating disaster
Read the full article04 January 2024
Reform UK’s biggest danger is that it will make the Tories even worse
Richard Tice’s vow to stand in every seat could just be a negotiating tactic
Read the full article03 January 2024
A matter of dishonour: Liz Truss’s lettuce list
Truss being allowed an honours list was a joke. But handing peerages to Tory donors is no laughing matter
Read the full article01 January 2024
Can we trust Sunak’s promise to hold an election in 2024?
Sunak ‘guaranteed’ the next general election would take place next year but it would be a brave man who would bet the farm on a promise made by the PM
Read the full article28 December 2023
2023: The year inaction man Sunak did nothing good
A failed prime minister is blocking progress as the country crumbles around him
Read the full article21 December 2023
Donald Tusk is playing Poland’s populists at their own game
But is the new prime minister brave or foolish - or both?
Read the full article21 December 2023
A US-UK trade deal was always doomed from the off
Animal welfare, Ireland and the US car industry meant the Brexiteers' Stateside ambitions were destined to be thwarted
Read the full article20 December 2023
Now make things clear, Keir
A general election could be just weeks away. But Labour is yet to have crucial meetings about its agenda in power
Read the full article13 December 2023
Rishi Sunak’s viciously cruel Rwanda bill is still doomed
The prime minister’s “win” has set him up for weeks of losing
Read the full article13 December 2023
Boris Johnson, a sorry excuse for a man
Some Tory MPs still dream of Boris Johnson returning as PM. After his Covid inquiry appearance, are they mad?
Read the full article11 December 2023
How shifty Sunak was caught out over Eat Out To Help Out
The PM’s Covid inquiry testimony foundered on his basic inability to do politics well
Read the full article07 December 2023
Boris Johnson’s failure to grasp basic maths cost hundreds - maybe thousands - of lives
People paid a big price for the ex-PM’s perennial ignorance, while he gets off scot-free
Read the full article07 December 2023
The confident nonsense of Boris Johnson
The former PM produced nothing but blather at the Covid inquiry
Read the full article06 December 2023
Johnson at the Covid Inquiry – what happened this morning
It was a disaster for Johnson, and revealed the complete dysfunction at the heart of his government
Read the full article06 December 2023
The Covid inquiry is, finally, giving us the chance to be world-beating
Boris Johnson’s bluster and Partygate brought national shame. But the Covid inquiry is a source of national pride
Read the full article04 December 2023
No, Keir Starmer did not endorse Thatcher’s foul legacy
By appealing to Tory voters, Labour’s leader is merely showing how much he wants the Tories out of power
Read the full article03 December 2023
Elon Musk’s foul mouth
If he can’t make Twitter work his way, he’d rather break it than let anyone else take over
Read the full article29 November 2023
The F word: when does populism become fascism?
How close are populist leaders like Geert Wilders to fitting Umberto Eco’s definition of fascist traits?
Read the full article24 November 2023
I’m A Celebrity… is going badly for both Nigel Farage and ITV
Ratings are down and the Brexiteer is missing his chance to capitalise on new net migration numbers
Read the full article22 November 2023
The autumn statement points to a general election in May
A national insurance cut for January indicates we could only be six months from a poll
Read the full article21 November 2023
Rishi Sunak is no magician
David Cameron is Rishi Sunak’s latest trick to persuade voters that he is competent. Like his others, it is doomed to fail
Read the full article19 November 2023
The do-nothing left aren’t morally superior… they are irrelevant
In failing to realise the value of compromise, serial protestors guarantee they will change nothing
Read the full article15 November 2023
Rwanda was a colossal waste of time and money. Now Sunak should take the blame
The Supreme Court’s judgement makes clear that this was a plan that would never have worked
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