Chaminda Jayanetti
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How Black October revealed the lie of One Nation Boris
The notion of a socially-conscious Tory party was thrown to the wind in a disastrous month which saw the party revert to its laissez-faire roots. → Read More
Polling deep dive shows Labour taking first steps towards power
Opposition starting to win over middle aged voters and make up ground in towns and rural seats. → Read More
Financial 'Long Covid': How lockdown debts drag families under
The design of the benefit system means covid-related debt will pull down hardest on those least able to respond. → Read More
Cummings and Johnson are breaking down the entire notion of democratic legitimacy
We're facing an all-out attack on the institutional and cultural architecture of the democratic system. → Read More
The road to independence: How Covid and Brexit pushed Scotland from the Union
The recent turn in the polls towards independence is much more dangerous for unionists than the Yes campaign surge in 2014. → Read More
'As far as I care, you can sleep in your car': The Corona tenants
Maria had just discovered what it means to be a tenant in the time of corona. It was June 5th and her landlady was ordering her to move out of her lodging that very day. → Read More
Long-Bailey sacking shows Starmer is serious about winning
The sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey for retweeting an article carrying an anti-semitic conspiracy theory demonstrates Keir Starmer's desire to win power. → Read More
Special needs children left without support amid covid education chaos
Children with special needs and disabilities, such as autism and ADHD, face particularly harsh conditions as govt tried to get to grips with educational provision. → Read More
The failure of Cummings' British culture war
Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson were meant to be good at this. It turns out they're not. → Read More
Coming storm: Poor housing and fuel poverty raise fears over second covid wave
A combination of poor housing, low incomes and high bills could spark a public health crisis akin to the care homes epidemic if there is a coronavirus lockdown this winter. Chaminda Jayanetti looks at the nightmare on the horizon. → Read More
Peak uncertainty: This is what covid might do to our politics
From social care to universal basic income, every area of policy is about to undergo massive generational change. → Read More
Warning raised over Coronavirus bill impact on elderly and disabled
Charities and campaigners are sounding the alarm over an emergency bill tackling the coronavirus, amid fears that it threatens services for elderly and disabled people. → Read More
Nandy is grasping the nettle on the moral need for tax increases
Blink and you might have missed it, but Lisa Nandy has made the most significant comment of the Labour leadership contest so far. → Read More
When the middle class milk the country, it's redefined as a jolly jape
The cash-for-ash scandal saw such misuse of public funds that it brought down Stormont. But because it was done by the middle class, there was none of the customary outrage over scrounging. → Read More
So you want devolution: How exactly are you going to do it?
It's all very well to talk about devolution, but what will you devolve, and to where, and how? → Read More
Labour pro-dealers: The question is, do you trust Boris Johnson?
The deal is stacked so that the prime minister can go with the ERG or Labour MPs once it's passed. Which seems more likely? → Read More
Labour's pro-deal contingent could soon face a brutal political choice
Any deal which Boris Johnson provides will be even more hostile to the left than the one from Theresa May. Is Labour's pro-deal contingent so set against a second referendum that they'd accept it? → Read More
Fatal misjudgement: Johnson has united opponents of no-deal
Anti-no-deal Brexit politicians lacked focus, unity and coherence over the summer, but Boris Johnson's threat to suspend parliament has changed all that. → Read More
Everything but Brexit: What Johnson's Cabinet means for the country
A night of political carnage leaves a motley collection of new Cabinet secretaries in charge of Boris Johnson's government. Here's what it means for housing, the environment, drugs, schools and everything else. → Read More
Labour's no-dealers need to get a grip
The MPs who never backed any option - May's deal, second referendum or revoke - now appear to be drifting towards the most chaotic alternative imaginable. → Read More