The prime minister may think he is misunderstood but he represents the politics of a dying era. He has only his own judgement to blame over Peter Mandelson

Maurice Glasman at Trump's inuguration: "Whenever I mentioned Peter Mandelson, Trumpists kept showing me pictures of him with Jeffrey Epstein"

Published January 2025; republished February 2026 after more Mandelson revelations emerged leading to the resignation of Morgan McSweeney 

From Remain-supporting moderate Cameroon to Reform's latest recruit

It was meant to be an Islamist coup but Tehran underestimated the ruthless ingenuity of its enemies

The rise of the cultural Christians 

Defeat in sport reveals character. The humiliation of Bazball began with a failure to plan. 

​Angela Rayner's next move has the Labour Party on tenterhooks 

​With every reset and reversal, the prime minister sends his party deeper into confusion and anxiety