The process of leaving brutally exposed some of the UK’s shortcomings. But a Remain vote would have hid them, not solved them.
Successive Secretaries of State have preferred to bribe the local parties back to the table than to govern. This must change.
In the aftermath of the by-election, ConHome republishes Henry Hill’s post-May analysis of the threat to the Conservatives in the South.
When the rules are set in Cardiff Bay and the tab is picked up in London, there are lots of cracks to fall through.
The proper way for Parliament to oversee executive functions is to delegate them to a Cabinet it trusts to discharge them.
The awards are understandably concentrated on the fight against Covid-19, but Oliver Lewis and Earl Howe are also recognised.
Whatever your view of the specifics, should it be for a judge to decide what is “worthy of respect in a democratic society”?
It’s also about much more, of course. But the wrangle over a legal principle is also over the consequences of enforcing it.
Bob Seely is wrong – building more homes is not just about ‘local people’.
Poots has purged Foster’s old team and nominated an ex-spad as First Minister. These do not suggest confidence.
On the old electoral map, equally-sized seats was an unambiguous win for the Conservatives. But 2019 changes the calculation.
The Health Secretary now languishes very near the bottom, while Truss secures her sixth month at the top and Johnson recovers a little.
The Government is right to insist on protecting food supply chains inside our country. But is the Prime Minister up for the fight?
There is a clear majority in favour of policies to cut the UK’s carbon emissions, but apparently limited appetite for radicalism.
Granting ‘Royal status’ to Hillsborough is the latest small but welcome step by the Government to do just that.