Peel increased the burden of taxation on the rich – perhaps Sunak and Johnson will too
Dale’s new volume of brief lives of all 55 Prime Ministers since 1721 brings only some of them to life.
Andrew Rosindell: How close we came to waking up in the backstop
If the Spartans hadn’t held out against the pleas of our colleagues then Britain would have been trapped in a customs union with no way out.
The call for America to be purified by blood echoes back to the Founding Fathers. Trump is a chapter in that enduring story.
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?” wrote Jefferson.
Iain Dale: The social media companies claim that they aren’t publishers. But their ban on the President proves that they are.
Plus: Biden won fair and square, Trump’s allegations of fraud have been dismissed by the courts – and one can be a conservative and say so.
Sarah Elliott: Trump is acting unconstitutionally now – and is damaging our Republican Party – but has achieved much in office
It is legitimate both to believe in the rule of law and that government should be limited, and oppose the direction that America will take under Biden.
Auto-rant, bullshit and self-pity. The conspiracists who stormed the senate. And their right-wing equivalents here.
We feel the power of American culture in Britain – and the shock-jockery, coat-trailing, and oppositional mindset that comes with it.
Daniel Hamilton: The Republicans must now decisively reject Trump
Recent elections show that the party can thrive in the emerging, more diverse America. But not if it can’t shake off this toxic President.
Luke de Pulford: The UK has failed to stand up to China – and Raab must ensure that it does
The UN genocide system is broken and needs a shot in the arm from a country willing to stand and be counted.
Happy centenary, Northern Ireland. Let’s plan for a second one.
The Province must be included in Johnson’s mission to make Westminster a positive and pro-active force in every part of the country.
Ryan Bourne: Ministers must speed up the pace of vaccination. Here are some ways of doing so.
Government sometimes treats the constraints fatalistically, rather than seeing them as a problem that prices, incentives, and regulations could affect.
Daniel Hannan: Britain is skint – so we should use our post-EU freedom to grow ourselves out of this mess.
It may sound obvious, even trite, but it’s the only way out. The primary purpose of economic policy for the next five years should be to generate revenue.
Graham Allen: It’s time to review our democracy on a sustainable all-party basis
We must make it strong enough to transcend the complacency, elitism and populism that threaten its very existence.
Johnson’s position is stronger than it looks
The sense that he hates the whole business is helping to carry him through it – for all the mistakes that have been made.
Ted Christie-Miller: Everything must change if Britain is to hit its Net Zero target. How are we going to manage it?
If politicians are going to take voters with them, we need to be honest about the trade offs and develop policies to help those who stand to lose out.
Neil Carmichael: Labour is becoming a Brexit Party in order to compete with the populist Conservatives
But leaving the EU is a massive blunder – and both parties are turning their back on the national interest.