Cummings scandal: The culture war doesn’t work anymore
As soon as the tribalism of Brexit fades, Cummings and Johnson stand exposed.
Cummings press conference: The emperor has no clothes
The first thing you noticed was the gulf between the image of Dominic Cummings and the reality of him.
Unholy shambles: Johnson’s covid response falling apart at the edges
As soon as they had to do anything, the whole thing fell down.
Populists entrench power around the world in furnace of covid emergency
In a global pandemic, populist leadership has become a matter of life or death.
Johnson already looks bored of the coronavirus
Suddenly we need seriousness and professionalism. But it’s too late. We elected an after-dinner speaker.
Week in Review: Johnson’s clown-car government is veering us off the road
This what happens when you hand the keys to a blithering clown.
Week in Review: Johnson sets up his future failure
Policy-making requires dissent. The prime minister has banished any remnant of it.
Week in Review: No compromise as Johnson drives through the most brutal Brexit imaginable
The PM insists he wants friendship with Remainers, but on every Brexit issue he is forcing through the most extreme option imaginable.
Brexit bill passing heralds game of winner takes all
We are quickly learning the key lesson of Brexit: it is a game of winner takes all. We will now find out what happens when the Brexiters face no restraint.
Week in Review: Johnson’s daily drip-feed of poison about immigrants
Another day, another smear. It’s almost the only consistency in the whole campaign.
