Stephen Bush

Friday, 2 June, 2023

Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Brexit was built on two irreconcilable visions

Next Tory leadership election will be set against backdrop of MPs lamenting electoral deal struck to deliver Britain’s departure from EU

Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Probe into devolution’s poster child may cast long shadow over regional projects

Government inquiry into Ben Houchen’s Teesside regeneration scheme will not necessarily weaken area’s Conservative support

Tuesday, 30 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Labour stores up trouble over its plans to curb immigration

Investment in skills is one part of the solution, but is unlikely to lead to meaningful reductions in numbers alone

Monday, 29 May, 2023

Student finance

The UK needs a new deal for its highly taxed graduates

Repayments under the student loan system hinder their potential contributions to the economy

Monday, 29 May, 2023

Office life

Work etiquette: How to make small talk at a diplomatic function

Do talk about yourself. Don’t ask about politics back home

Friday, 26 May, 2023

Inside Politics

The old cycle of British immigration policy is unwinding

Why novelty (and the lack thereof) have a part to play in changing societal and political impacts following migration waves

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Sunak is doomed either way on immigration

Backing calls to lower record migration levels is one thing, actually swallowing the costs is another

Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Partygate and a government crackdown on overseas students: old stories return anew

Plus, UK net migration target is far removed from rest of government’s political aims

Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Reduced immigration demands do not align with realities of low funding

The Conservative party needs to address issue of spending on skills and staffing

Monday, 22 May, 2023

Demographics and population

Liberalism’s problems are problems of success

But solutions proposed by ‘national conservatives’ have difficulties of their own

Monday, 22 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Braverman in speeding saga as net migration row spills into open

Allies attribute revelations to a smear against home secretary

Friday, 19 May, 2023

Inside Politics

The vanishing chances of a hung parliament

A breakdown of what the 2023 local votes and past general elections suggest for future outcomes

Thursday, 18 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Labour’s gamble on building on greenbelt

Also in this newsletter, Stellantis’s post-Brexit woes offer way of thinking about EU-UK relations under a Starmer-led government

Wednesday, 17 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Cabinet battles over big immigration numbers break out into the open

Plus, why we should be wary of some wacky Labour policies hitting the headlines

Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Marking out the paths to victory

A big part of Suella Braverman’s speech was about positioning herself for the leadership race. But it comes at a cost for the government

Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

ReviewNon-Fiction

Fans and fandom — the wonderfully weird ways we define ourselves

In an online world, the role of our hobbies and obsessions has gained new urgency

Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Innovation

There’s no such thing as a digital native

Technology is changing too rapidly for us to assume that the next generation will fully understand it

Monday, 15 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Bosses beware: Labour’s right to disconnect is a sign of things to come

Also in this newsletter, Labour to increase trade union powers, and Priti Patel’s accusation of a managed decline of the Conservative party

Friday, 12 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Sunak’s five-pledge strategy takes a hit as BoE revises inflation forecast

Also in this newsletter, Labour misconduct allegations spark anger among female MPs and vetting backlog poses threat to national security

Thursday, 11 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Badenoch’s leadership prospects in balance as bonfire of EU laws scrapped

Business secretary is at risk of being neither the candidate of her establishment supporters or her allies on the Brexiter right

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Khan calls for urgent review after Met ‘regret’ over anti-monarchy arrests

Also in this newsletter, next steps for the Public Order Act and reigniting calls for police reform

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023

Inside Politics

No good options left for Rishi Sunak

Whatever choices the PM makes after the Tories’ local election drubbing will upset somebody

Monday, 8 May, 2023

Racial equality

Was Cleopatra black or white? The answer is neither

Modern categories had no meaning in the ancient world and even now evolve as society, the state and the market dictate

Friday, 5 May, 2023

Inside Politics

Tories look set to suffer heavy losses in local elections defeat

Also in this newsletter, many results still yet to declare, and differing numbers between BBC’s PNS and Sky’s NEV

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