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Direct democracy threatens way we are governed

Direct democracy threatens way we are governed

Politics: There are actually a number of dark futures to which our system can succumb

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 15:53
Catalonia reminds us the nation state is not a constant of history

Catalonia reminds us the nation state is not a constant of history

Politics: European nations are too young to deserve the assumption of permanence

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 18:19
Forcing out Philip Hammond would reveal Theresa May’s weakness

Forcing out Philip Hammond would reveal Theresa May’s weakness

Pragmatic people appear unwelcome in Brexit-era public life

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May can stay for as long as she chooses

Theresa May can stay for as long as she chooses

Like an Ishiguro character, the PM could string this out for longer than seems feasible

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Boris Johnson’s impatience over Brexit masks real fears

Boris Johnson’s impatience over Brexit masks real fears

Janan Ganesh: The longer Britain tarries, the more unlikely its EU departure becomes

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 01:00
Britain’s journey away from Rees-Moggery has only just begun

Britain’s journey away from Rees-Moggery has only just begun

UK Politics: Brexit conservatives have stolen a battle in a war already lost

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 01:00
Brexit sets Britain on a stable path of relative decline

Brexit sets Britain on a stable path of relative decline

UK Politics: It is the toll paid in decades, not moments, that promises the worst

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May’s daily humiliation gives her room to compromise

Theresa May’s daily humiliation gives her room to compromise

UK Politics: Prime minister’s office has become the equivalent of a zombie company

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 19:50
Britain faces fight for relevance in skewed relationship with America

Britain faces fight for relevance in skewed relationship with America

UK has nothing to show for its flattery of Trump, other than some reputational damage

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 01:00
What the summer book choices of elites reveal about politics

What the summer book choices of elites reveal about politics

Janan Ganesh: Powerlessness of governments against human foibles is common theme

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 01:00
What liberal Britain needs: a single issue anti-Brexit party

What liberal Britain needs: a single issue anti-Brexit party

UK Politics: A broad political movement would alienate supporters from the start

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 10:26
Britain is better off with a weak Theresa May

Britain is better off with a weak Theresa May

UK Politics: A strong government can destabilise a nation if it does foolish things

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 17:34
Electorates’ complacency may explain Brexit, Trump and Corbyn

Electorates’ complacency may explain Brexit, Trump and Corbyn

UK Politics: The fainter our memory of trauma, the greater our appetite for risk

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May could survive in office because Tories have no alternative

Theresa May could survive in office because Tories have no alternative

UK Politics: British prime minister a moveable object encountering a stoppable force

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 01:00
British atmosphere seems to have taken turn against hard Brexit

British atmosphere seems to have taken turn against hard Brexit

Remainers silent in May now suggest a deal keeping Britain open and competitive

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 01:00
Tories must play for time, for the good of the UK and the party

Tories must play for time, for the good of the UK and the party

Theresa May’s Conservatives cannot call another election – and cannot not call one

Tue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
Janan Ganesh: May’s greatest mistake was in first few months of premiership

Janan Ganesh: May’s greatest mistake was in first few months of premiership

A long time has passed since British were enthused by anyone offering to govern them but Brexit has raised stakes

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 12:40
London attacks have forced a serious end to a frivolous election

London attacks have forced a serious end to a frivolous election

Counterterrorism is inescapably political, and the current leaders are proving wanting

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 01:00
British politicians remain out-of-sync with public mood

British politicians remain out-of-sync with public mood

May and Corbyn are pushing a vision of a poorer but happier Britain that no-one’s buying

Tue May 30 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May is strong and stable – until you test her

Theresa May is strong and stable – until you test her

UK Politics: The prime minister’s wobbles bode badly for Britain’s prospects in Brexit negotiations

Mon May 22 2017 - 19:29
UK set to suffer as Macron revives Franco-German relations

UK set to suffer as Macron revives Franco-German relations

Janan Ganesh: Britain will be more isolated in EU bolstered by tighter Berlin-Paris bonds

Tue May 16 2017 - 01:00
May’s foreign policy cannot be judged by its electoral effect

May’s foreign policy cannot be judged by its electoral effect

Janan Ganesh: For the rest of the world, the UK election is a complete non-event

Tue May 09 2017 - 01:00
The public is to blame for poor standards in politics

The public is to blame for poor standards in politics

UK Politics: Theresa May could not get away with saying so little if people paid attention

Tue May 02 2017 - 09:47
Macron shows that talent beats other variables in politics

Macron shows that talent beats other variables in politics

We get so caught up with the zeitgeist it is easy to forget the allure of the individual

Tue Apr 25 2017 - 01:00
Britons don’t pine for empire – they just want to be left alone

Britons don’t pine for empire – they just want to be left alone

UK Politics: If the British are guilty of anything, it is too much introspection

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
May can be most powerful British PM since second World War

May can be most powerful British PM since second World War

UK Politics: Scotland set to be only limit on prime minister’s power after June election

Wed Apr 19 2017 - 10:26
Theresa May is far more conservative than you think

Theresa May is far more conservative than you think

UK Politics: Bitter news for liberals – the prime minister really believes in her policies

Tue Apr 18 2017 - 09:49
Janan Ganesh: Angry voters are nostalgic for powerful elites

Janan Ganesh: Angry voters are nostalgic for powerful elites

Trump and Brexit show that what voters really want is a paternalistic government

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 01:00
The left’s conversion to common sense has come shamefully late

The left’s conversion to common sense has come shamefully late

UK Politics: The electoral shocks of 2016 have forced those on the left to reorder priorities

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 01:00
Silver-tongued British ministers hide the reality of Brexit

Silver-tongued British ministers hide the reality of Brexit

Janan Ganesh: Boris Johnson is like an incompetent doctor with good bedside manner

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 01:00
Nicola Sturgeon’s influence leaves Theresa May in a bind

Nicola Sturgeon’s influence leaves Theresa May in a bind

Janan Ganesh: Tory enthusiasm for hard Brexit forces Scottish first minister’s hand

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 01:00
Budget: Britain’s prosperity is in the hands of diplomats now

Budget: Britain’s prosperity is in the hands of diplomats now

UK fiscal management matters less than its future accord with the European market

Tue Mar 07 2017 - 01:00
Jeremy Corbyn is leading his party into history’s mausoleum

Jeremy Corbyn is leading his party into history’s mausoleum

UK Politics: Labour’s decline is a loss to the world, not just a tragedy for British politics

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00
Blair couldn’t help the Remain campaign but he could help steer Brexit

Blair couldn’t help the Remain campaign but he could help steer Brexit

UK Politics: Remainers should make it their mission to shape Britain after EU exit

Tue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
Janan Ganesh: Theresa May will regret her gung-ho approach to Brexit

Janan Ganesh: Theresa May will regret her gung-ho approach to Brexit

British PM has not prepared ground for getting a bad deal from EU, and will pay price

Tue Feb 14 2017 - 01:00
Trump and  Le Pen can be beaten with patience and discipline

Trump and Le Pen can be beaten with patience and discipline

Politics: Liberalism will prevail if its leaders act more like Tony Blair than Justin Trudeau

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 01:00
Trump leaves Theresa May with choice of diplomatic agonies

Trump leaves Theresa May with choice of diplomatic agonies

UK prime minister’s reaction to US president’s borders move typically ponderous

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 01:00
Janan Ganesh: Taking to the streets won’t change a thing

Janan Ganesh: Taking to the streets won’t change a thing

Patience will pay off after populist political propositions are tested by reality

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 01:00
The value in Theresa May’s narrow vision and plodding virtues

The value in Theresa May’s narrow vision and plodding virtues

Britain’s Eurosceptics are wrong: other countries are not clamouring to leave the EU

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May is sending clear signals on a hard Brexit

Theresa May is sending clear signals on a hard Brexit

Image of an ‘indecisive’ prime minister ignores the evidence of her words and actions

Tue Jan 10 2017 - 01:00
Liberals have no cause to dread 2017 or the years ahead

Liberals have no cause to dread 2017 or the years ahead

UK Politics: Advances in commerce, technology and art cannot be entirely undone

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 12:50
Janan Ganesh: Britain needs to take the EU at its word

Janan Ganesh: Britain needs to take the EU at its word

The EU cannot afford to set the precedent that exit can lead to a better life outside

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 01:11
Only events have the power to shift the Brexit debate

Only events have the power to shift the Brexit debate

UK Politics: Tony Blair may be moving too soon in trying to reverse Britain’s EU exit

Tue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
Janan Ganesh: Voters who shout loudest  not always  worst-off

Janan Ganesh: Voters who shout loudest not always worst-off

UK Politics: There are worse things than just about managing. Try just about not managing

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 01:00
Liberals always assume that the future is bleak

Liberals always assume that the future is bleak

Politics: The only intelligible lesson from 2016 is that ‘nobody knows anything’

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 12:12
Theresa May needs to find a voice equal to the times

Theresa May needs to find a voice equal to the times

UK politics: painful national projects require leaders to demonstrate some class

Tue Nov 08 2016 - 01:00
Janan Ganesh: Brexiters who bully Mark Carney  will target others

Janan Ganesh: Brexiters who bully Mark Carney will target others

Bank of England governor is Patient Zero of Eurosceptic vilification campaign

Tue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00
UK politics: Liberals are still winning – even if they don’t know it

UK politics: Liberals are still winning – even if they don’t know it

Ideas do not need a sponsoring party to thrive, just to be better than their rivals

Tue Oct 25 2016 - 01:00
If Brexit makes Britons poorer, they will come for Theresa May

If Brexit makes Britons poorer, they will come for Theresa May

UK Politics: Voters were not given an honest choice – economic loss for national control

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 01:00
Janan Ganesh: Why Britain must have a hard Brexit

Janan Ganesh: Why Britain must have a hard Brexit

Britain’s mastery of its own affairs is an idea that must be allowed to run its course

Tue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
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