‘British homes for British workers’ is an empty, century-old, xenophobic slogan Politicians have long used the ‘invader’ trope to distract from failed social housing policies The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024
Priti Patel, Nigel Farage and Liz Truss lead raucous singalong at Tory conference A GB News boss said the channel would ‘learn their lessons’ from recent ‘challenges’ Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023
See Sunak’s green retreat for what it is: a ruthless short-term electoral gamble The PM has calculated that he can gain points with his party membership and skew byelection results. But at what cost, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
I went to the NatCon conference expecting sinister exuberance. But all I found was doom and gloom Speakers warned of leftwing forces creating a ‘new dark age’. They were quieter about who has been in power for 13 years, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023
Michael Gove leaves everyone feeling they’ve been NatConned Mikey No Mates is, for the first time in his life, the most moderate person in the room The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
This obsession with a ‘new elite’ hides the real roots of power The picture that Matthew Goodwin paints of modern Britain’s ‘ruling class’ shows a weak understanding of how and where influence works The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
Friday briefing: Has a ‘woke aristocracy’ really taken control of British society? In today’s newsletter: Interrogating academic Matthew Goodwin’s description of a new left-wing elite The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023
Labour is doing well, but it could still lose the election. Here are the three big hurdles it must overcome The party hasn’t reconnected with its traditional working-class voters, says academic and author Matthew Goodwin The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023