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British conservatives once looked down on the American right. Now they’re riding on Maga’s coat-tails

Self-described UK patriots have spotted an opportunity for advancement and enrichment. That’s why so many outsource their identity to Trump, says author and academic Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15

Jane’s world: fans and admirers pick their favourite Austen characters

Helen Fielding, David Baddiel, Nicola Sturgeon and other cultural figures celebrate the great writer’s 250th birthday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025

Keir Starmer was once my apprentice – and this is how I think he might fare as prime minister

He is not offering great reform, but his Wilson-like workaholism and Attlee-like seriousness are what we need now, says Geoffrey Robertson KC

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Spain’s election is a key battle in the Europe-wide struggle against neofascism

If the anti-feminist, anti-migration Vox seizes power, this will embolden the far right in Germany, Finland and beyond, says former British Labour prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

Emotions around infertility can be raw. Let’s talk about them with solidarity

It’s important to acknowledge ‘fertility privilege’, but let’s not dismiss those whose privilege has been hard won, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

RIP ‘levelling up’ – another Johnson catchphrase that failed to deliver

The north-south divide won’t be rebalanced by ministers doling out centralised funds to favourite projects, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

Realms of possibility: Inside the 23 September Guardian Weekly

The King and the Commonwealth. Plus: Britain buries the Queen.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022

Children thrive in a loving family, no matter how unconventional

A pro-family government would need to embrace a sometimes messy, blurry but realistic concept of what it seeks to support, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

Sunak, Truss and the Bank of England are lying to you – the UK economy is weak and rigged

Westminster is perpetrating the same scam as the rate-setters – bluffing that they can get the old economic machinery working like before, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022

Wanted: a Tory candidate with the faintest idea of what modern Britain is actually like

Intelligent Conservatives must surely know that they should soon change course before their retrograde, fanatical party collides with the rocks, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022