
What is Nigel Farage thinking now?
Enoch Powell is his political hero. But Farage will never be his heir.
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Enoch Powell is his political hero. But Farage will never be his heir.
By Oliver EagletonThe Irish nationalist was caught in the fault lines between empire and nation, colonised and coloniser, public face and private…
By Paul RouseIn the life and work of Correlli Barnett, we can find all the most dangerous currents of contemporary conservatism.
By John MerrickGreat Britain’s largest constituent is a nation lost within a multinational state.
By Anthony BarnettDismissing the summer’s riots as mere “far-right thuggery” is a political failing.
By Jonathan RutherfordUkraine's Kursk incursion has sparked a wave of attacks on the regime.
By Jade McGlynnPopulist and nationalist parties are sweeping elections on the continent, threatening measures in the Green Deal.
By Jonny BallLaw and Justice have no clear path to government, but that won’t stop them from trying.
By Wolfgang MünchauRishi Sunak may be tempted by an ideology of muscular nationalism – but he would risk alienating British voters.
By Andrew MarrWhile the DUP burdens Northern Ireland with a stubborn lack of imagination, Sinn Féin has become dynamic and smart.
By Finn McRedmondAmerica has its Dream, France its Republic – but Britain suffers from a failure of imagination.
By Gary YoungeCorbynites who complain about Labour displaying the symbols of the country it hopes to run have given up on electoral…
By Ido VockAs the US and the EU embrace an era of state-led economic policy, the UK risks being left behind.
By James MeadwayAt a gig in south London, the singer seemed trapped by nostalgia for his early career – and a terminally…
By Fergal KinneyDon’t blame multiculturalism for the unrest. Gangs are using Islam and Hinduism as an excuse for violence.
By Sunny HundalSix months into the Ukraine war, the shock that temporarily banished pro-Russian views from European politics is wearing off.
By Ido VockIs the Republican Party of Trump and QAnon also now the party of non-religious class warriors?
By John GanzScottish independence isn’t a rousing, visionary cause but a glum complaint, too tepid to command popular sacrifice.
By Rory ScothorneAs a new emperor takes the throne, prime minister Abe is consolidating his ultranationalist “beautiful Japan” project. But can he overcome…
By Kristin Surak