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Stephen Bush is political editor of the New Statesman. His daily briefing, Morning Call, provides a quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics. He also co-hosts the New Statesman podcast.
Boundary changes and the political consequences of austerity could delay the Conservatives’ likely election timetable.
The row over nurses' pay and the aid budget reflect a bigger question for the Conservatives: are Sunak’s cuts politically deliverable?
Opinion polls show support for Scottish independence has fallen, and the problem for Nicola Sturgeon’s party can be traced back to a laboratory in Oxford.
As ITV’s Charlene White put it, can we really believe the media is the only UK institution with an impeccable record on race?
Discussion of coronavirus and minority groups is not an excuse to repeat demonstrably false claims.
The British government dislikes the Northern Ireland protocol but it has no plausible alternative solution.
Labour MPs are not the only ones who believe that the Chancellor's planned cuts will ruin the Conservatives' hopes of electoral success.
The Chancellor’s first argument is a traditional one for austerity. His second is that relatively little stimulus will be needed for economic recovery.
The Chancellor’s hope is that the country may now have an appetite to reduce debt, leaving Labour in a potentially disastrous position.
The questions posed to the Scottish First Minister have been scattershot and unfocused.
