John Harris

From Jose Manuel Barrosso to Cameron’s cronies, the shameless slide from senior office to lucrative corporate pay cheque is fuelling public disaffection
Populism is rampant. Donald Trump is a contender for the US presidency. Marine Le Pen fancies her chances in France. Across Europe and beyond there is a powerful sense of mainstream politics reaching a state of abject failure. These are volatile, dangerous times: what with all that shouting about greedy, cosseted elites, people…

Though the party appears to be in crisis, this is no time for complacency. The issues that fuelled Ukip’s rise still blight communities across Britain
It seemed to have the same effect as those dreaded occasions when rock bands break a run of crowd-pleasers and tell a festival audience they’re about to play a new song. Still, the moment at which Donald Trump introduced 15,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi to that renowned Deep Southern…

Though the party appears to be in crisis, this is no time for complacency. The issues that fuelled Ukip’s rise still blight communities across Britain
It seemed to have the same effect as those dreaded occasions when rock bands break a run of crowd-pleasers and tell a festival audience they’re about to play a new song. Still, the moment at which Donald Trump introduced 15,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi to that renowned Deep Southern…

Tom Watson warns the hard left is infiltrating Labour again. I know from personal experience the disruption they’ll cause
Just over 20 years ago, I visited the scene of Leon Trotsky’s murder. I was on holiday in Mexico City; a trip to his former home in the suburb of Coyoacán seemed pretty much obligatory. And there it all was: the study, set up to approximate its state just as the Stalinist…

Look back on our discussion about the week’s best stories and comments, with views from our journalists
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