We are better than Enoch Powell – but, as recent events show, not by as much as we think.
At the most perilous time for the UK geopolitically since the 1930s, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are flying blindfold into the approaching storm.
The cultures of markets, missionaries and Millbank-era spin are tainting previously trusted organisations. But there are alternatives.
It's time to stop the politics of passivity and ask some difficult questions about the SNP and independence.
Are our finest hours all behind us? What of the untold Churchill stories? And who can speak for Britain, today?
An obsession with anniversaryism conceals a lack of creative and inclusive thinking in Scottish – and English – political thought.
The British establishment’s understanding of Ireland has long been delusional and dysfunctional – now combined with Brexit and Theresa May's dependence on the DUP to cling to power, it’s creating a powder keg.
Who is Brown really trying to convince in this account of his life in politics? Perhaps ultimately, himself.
For years even the left bought the idea that British democracy was the envy of the world. Overcoming the elite myth-making and cronyism is still the biggest challenge we face.
As the stakes rise in Catalonia, what does their crisis teach us about the complexities of the struggle for self-determination - and about the British state?
From Brexit to the current battle for the Scottish leadership, Labour can’t duck the hard questions. A new book from a key Scottish Corbyn ally recalls the battles of the past, but leaves the future uncertain.
Three years ago Scotland woke to the sense they could make those in power tremble. But as the geo-political stakes have risen ever higher, has the tone of the more recent debate slid into the swamp?
