Tuesday 1st July 2025

Tag: politics

Interview: Dominic Grieve

Dominic Grieve on small "c" conservatism, Brexit and our national identity crisis.

Mr Gorbachev, Tear Down This Protest Art

Thirty years ago, the Berlin Wall came down. Any art fan should celebrate that. Not just because it represented a profound triumph for free expression against the forces of authoritarianism and censorship, but because the thing was a bloody eyesore. The grey concrete was awful enough, but then the Berliners went and covered it in sodding graffiti.

Inside an MP’s constituency surgery

Aidan Chivers documents a day in the life of Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds

Balliol students launch petition to bar PM from college premises

The petition, which has received 150 signatures, accuses the PM of "seriously undermining democracy", and also calls for a ban on the college displaying images of the former student.

Playing with food: how meals turn political

Food is more than just a means of sustenance; it can take on significant political and social meaning.

The new commission is a betrayal of European democracy – but Europe’s democrats must support it

Tough compromises are required to save the dream of a strong, free, and democratic Europe.

Lady Pat. R. Honising – BJ or BJs?

Dear Agony Aunt, I’ve come across a bit of a crisis and I don’t know what to do. I’ve recently started seeing a boy and...

May’s gone, who’s next?

"Whether it’s Boris, Moggy, Raab, Javid or whoever the Tories choose, it is safe to say we’re f**ked."

Do the EU elections matter?

Dominic Brind and Luke Dunne on whether we should care about the EU election results.

Government review calls for tuition fees to be cut to £7,500

The review calls upon the government to reduce the annual university tuition fee from £9,250 to £7,500, as well as to reduce the level interest rate on student loans from 6.3% to 1.5%.

Fun or fake?

Student politics is more like a pantomime than a place for proper debate.

The long read: the politics of Eurovision 2019

This year's Eurovision was filled with political controversy over the failed boycott, held due to the competition being hosted in Israel.

The Conservatives are on the brink of collapse

Recent local elections show the scale of the problems facing the Tories at the ballot box.

Counter-terrorism measures threaten democracy

Recent abuses of regulation lay bare the extent of its politicisation.

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