The Corbyn calamity
LONDON — I knew Jeremy Corbyn before he was famous. The Labour Society at my local university, Queen Mary, invited him to a debate two years ago. The motion was: “This House Believes Tony Blair Saved...
View ArticleCameron’s Europe dilemma
David Cameron may go down in history as the prime minister who won three referendums to keep things the same. In 2011 Britain voted against changing its voting system. Last year Scotland voted against...
View ArticleThe inequality paradox in British politics
First, the Labour Party elected a far-left leader on a tide of anger about a growing gap between rich and poor under a Conservative-led government — when that gap has actually narrowed slightly over...
View ArticleLabour’s ‘Blair rage’
LONDON — Ever since Tony Blair secured the agreement in 1998 that brought peace to Northern Ireland, I thought that he would be remembered, on balance, as a good prime minister. I continued to think...
View ArticleDavid Cameron can’t win on Brexit
LONDON — David Cameron has secured everything he promised in his EU negotiations, only the same old Conservative faces oppose his deal, and the opposition is in disarray. All the same, he is in deep...
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