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Mea Culpa: Deoxyribonucleic acid on the Banned List

Mea Culpa: Deoxyribonucleic acid on the Banned List

21 Apr 2019

We wrote of “the national DNA” in a comment article about Nigel Farage’s return from the wilderness, saying that it includes “the presumption … of denying extremists parliamentary seats”. Julian...

May has destroyed the Tory party — If she found time to knock on any doors

May has destroyed the Tory party — If she found time to knock on any doors

21 Apr 2019

It is only just beginning to sink in how disastrous Theresa May’s failure is for the Conservative Party. The opinion polls have recorded huge drops in Tory support. The most...

The postponement of the Brexit deadline to October suggests that leaving the EU is just too difficult

The postponement of the Brexit deadline to October suggests that leaving the EU is just too difficult

11 Apr 2019

The second extension to the Brexit deadline agreed by EU leaders makes it likely that we will never leave the EU. There are two questions about the new deadline of...

A sign of how extreme UK politics has become

A sign of how extreme UK politics has become

01 Apr 2019

It is hardly surprising that Dominic Grieve, who wants to reverse the EU referendum and who said he would leave the Conservative Party if Boris Johnson became leader, should be...

John Rentoul

John Rentoul

Chief Political Commentator, The Independent; visiting professor, King's College, London.