Gavin Esler

If consumer's attention is their economic strength, it is also their regulatory weakness

It may take a decade before the Conservatives are regarded by voters as again fit for government

But Brexit is back in the news for political reasons

A nuclear strike anywhere, ever, would assure mutual destruction

The British Prime Minister has room to get on with the job of changing the UK, perhaps – as with Thatcher and Attlee – for a generation

In the run up to the November election, the maelstrom of American politics is becoming ever more divisive and turbulent

Rishi Sunak in London proved a ditherer. Emmanuel Macron is disliked but decisive. Joe Biden is decent but possibly debilitated

The British people have shown their impatience with failure and a suspicion of the promises of all governments

In 2024, the UK is more divided, more unsettled, less healthy and grumpier about politics than in 2010

Loved by some and loathed by many, Farage doesn’t seem to have a clue about policy or competence

Politicians across the spectrum are engaging in magical thinking on how to revive the economy