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King of Chaos Boris Johnson Has Delivered for Hedge Fund Donors
As the media rightly focus on the PM’s alleged COVID rule-breaking, financial institutions quietly report pandemic profits, reports Tim Coles
A Broken Pact: The Red Wall Revolt Represents the Toppling of Boris Johnson’s Messiah Myth
The Prime Minister has broken the moral code on which he was elected by those who took a chance on his leadership, says Sam Bright
Boris Johnson’s Spell Over the Conservative Party has been Broken
Johnson's authority over his party and the country is rapidly draining away – as was evident at another difficult Prime Minister's Questions, reports Adam Bienkov
Dominic Raab’s ‘Operation Red Meat’ Justice Plans Will Backfire
Increasing the powers of magistrates will only put more pressure on the already strained crown court, says Gareth Roberts
Will Conservative Chaos Halt the Green Agenda?
With focus on the climate emergency once again fading from headlines, Tom Burke assesses the achievements of the COP26 summit and how prioritising green policies could be a casualty of the Prime Minister’s current political turmoil
A New Era of Austerity Beckons
For the past 12 years, the Conservative Party’s response to high public spending has always been the same: impose the burden on lower income families, says Maheen Behrana
The Media-Political Complex Consumes Another Prime Minister
The incestuous relationship between politicians and the press now frames the very nature of British democracy, says Mic Wright
The Online Arms Race Benefits the Conservatives at the Expense of Democracy
Former Labour MP Ian Lucas explores how politics is being warped by online surveillance, data harvesting and ruthless social media campaigning – and why opposition parties need to take action to tackle this
A Johnson Regicide: Another Great Political Escape?
Professor Chris Painter evaluates the prospects of the Conservative Party should Boris Johnson’s latest crisis of leadership prove terminal
