James Ball
28 May 2024
Sunak’s great Reform blunder
New Tory policies are designed to stop their voters from backing Richard Tice. Instead they should be focused on potential switchers to Labour
Read the full article25 May 2024
The bizarre planning stand-off on Starmer’s doorstep
A battle between Ocado and local residents shows that Labour has a Nimby problem
Read the full article24 May 2024
The parliamentary drop-outs
Why are so many MPs standing down at the election?
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22 May 2024
What if Starmer is actually quite good?
There are good reasons to believe that Labour in power will be better and go further than you think
Read the full article16 May 2024
Why Labour’s pledges matter
Starmer’s targets might be soft and safe, but they show he is in touch with public opinion
Read the full article15 May 2024
This is the end of Sunak’s Rwanda farce
A Belfast court’s ruling confirms that even the prime minister’s small victories end up being defeats
Read the full article14 May 2024
The Greens turn red
After an influx of ex-Labour voters, are they still the party of the climate crisis – or of Corbyn, or Gaza?
Read the full article13 May 2024
The grassroots disinformation threat
Don’t believe everything you think you hear
Read the full article08 May 2024
The trouble with Natalie Elphicke
Labour’s embrace of a defector with a whole lot of baggage raises questions about where Keir Starmer draws the line
Read the full article08 May 2024
Keep calamity and carry on
Rishi Sunak looks safe despite new humiliation.. but only because his rivals want him to own a general election defeat
Read the full article04 May 2024
The crazy gossip about Sadiq Khan
London’s mayor won a third term quite easily - but only after Westminster buzzed with talk that Susan Hall was set for a stunning upset
Read the full article01 May 2024
The Tories are ruling on borrowed time
As well as local polls, Britain should have been holding a general election this week. What happened?
Read the full article29 April 2024
Can anyone save the SNP?
Humza Yousaf played a tough hand badly, but his party’s problems are deeper than just one man
Read the full article25 April 2024
Is Rishi Sunak about to call an election?
Westminster gossip says the prime minister is planning to go to the country on Monday
Read the full article24 April 2024
What is Sunak smoking?
The prime minister saw a cigarette ban as his final chance to write a positive legacy. Then more Tory chaos left his relaunch in tatters
Read the full article22 April 2024
Sunak’s misleading sick note numbers
The PM implied that 1.35 million were off work because of depression or anxiety. That’s not true
Read the full article17 April 2024
Truth Social, Don’s new con
As Trump goes on trial, his fans are already paying the price for buying into his social network
Read the full article17 April 2024
The Mail and the Tories’ regretful attack on Rayner
It just shows how desperately out of touch they are
Read the full article15 April 2024
Liz Truss, the pub bore
The humiliated ex-PM has nothing worthwhile to say - and she says it loudly
Read the full article14 April 2024
Stop going on about your bloody air fryer
Convincing us to buy smaller versions of appliances we already own is one of capitalism’s big cons
Read the full article11 April 2024
Has the ECHR overreached on climate change?
A case brought by Swiss pensioners could be a turning point for the court
Read the full article10 April 2024
Slovakia’s populist shift could spell fresh trouble for Ukraine
Presidential victory for an ally of pro-Russia PM Robert Fico gives Zelensky and the EU a new headache
Read the full article07 April 2024
The trouble with Tesla
Elon Musk’s car company has hit a rough patch of road - and things could be about to get even worse
Read the full article06 April 2024
The politics of the spinning door
Scores of Tory MPs are standing down before an expected election mauling in the hope of getting a new job. What does that mean for Westminster?
Read the full article05 April 2024
The uncomfortable truth is that the UK is powerless to stop Israel in Gaza
Ending arms sales to Netanyahu would be a cathartic but ultimately cosmetic act
Read the full article30 March 2024
The smoke-and-mirrors secrets of Trump’s new fortune
If the former president cashes in on Truth Social’s ludicrous valuation, it will be at the expense of his biggest fans
Read the full article25 March 2024
Every time Elon Musk acts, another bit of Twitter dies – and he’s fine with that
The billionaire tech bro is no longer trying to save the company he paid $44billion to own
Read the full article23 March 2024
The case against payouts for the WASPi women
Pensioners who have benefited greatly from the triple lock should not get more at everyone else’s expense
Read the full article20 March 2024
Banning landlords is wrong
Crippling rent rises are fuelling calls to abolish landlords. But this so-called ‘easy fix’ must be resisted
Read the full article20 March 2024
The price of British politics
There is an easy way to stop scandals over political donors – by getting rid of them altogether
Read the full article16 March 2024
May 2 is out – but these election dates could be even worse for Sunak
Not even the prime minister knows when he’ll put the country out of its misery
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