The US Constitution as a straitjacket

Over a long career, John Hardman has specialised to great effect in teasing out, from speeches, decrees, minutes, memoranda, letters, diaries and unsent drafts, the varied moods of French political de

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 House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1

I enjoyed reading the interesting article by Caitlin Ellis on the rivals for the throne in 1066 (October). In particular, it was fascinating to read about Edgar Ætheling’s claim, which was surely the

The British state fails when it innovates