The evidence is clear: the Tory Party’s plight can be blamed on the Liz Truss U-turn that exploded its claim to hard-headed competence

The Conservative Party, the “oldest, most successful political party in the history of democracy”, is in big trouble, says Andrew Neil. Its “very survival is on the line”. Indeed, if there were an ele

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→ Draw the curtains, bolt the door, turn off the lights. A big, green monster is lurking around the corner – at least, according to Nigel Farage. “Net zero is deindustrialising Britain,” the Reform UK

British politics has changed radically, says Josiah Gogarty. The traditional relationship between think tanks, journalists and politicians has broken down, and power is increasingly shaped by “civilia