Keir Starmer: The sensible radical
A profile of Kier Starmer and his journey from human rights barrister to head of the Crown Prosecution Service, and now to Leader of the Labour Party.
Why the Tories keep winning
A piece examining the Conservative Party’s instinct for self-preservation – something that has often gone hand in hand with electoral success.
The Super-Recognisers Of Scotland Yard
A look at the work of The Met’s team of exceptionally gifted facial recognition experts, told through the story of a super-thief known only by his codename – ‘McNulty’.
The Age of Outrage
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is the author of this essay on ‘the death of debate’ and what it is doing to our society.
Arron Banks: The Man Who Bought Brexit
A profile of the unique character who ploughed £7.5m into the campaign to leave the EU. He has now set his sights on a broad populist democratic movement to take on what he sees as the flawed and corrupt democratic institutions governing the UK.
Is it Ruth Davidson’s destiny to save the Union?
A profile of the leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland.