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Friday, 29 May, 2026

Political Fix podcast39 min listen

Should Labour heed Tony Blair?

Plus, Restore Britain’s threat to Reform UK

Friday, 29 May, 2026

Life & Arts

Am I lower-value human capital?

Thanks to one CEO’s ‘inartful’ words, it’s a question we all need to consider

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 28 May, 2026

Reform UK

Farage is facing his own menace on the right

The rise of Restore Britain may force Reform’s leader to switch strategies

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 22 May, 2026

Political Fix podcast45 min listen

Game on: All eyes on Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham running for the Makerfield by-election has become far more than a conte…

Friday, 22 May, 2026

Life & Arts

Why does everyone expect a tip?

If people are being more brazen about asking, it’s time to respond in kind

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 21 May, 2026

UK politics

Burnham’s not the messiah. He’s old Labour’s last throw

Being a new face gets you a hearing but doesn’t change the economic picture

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 15 May, 2026

Life & Arts

Is culture really as good for you as a workout?

As someone who has long practised culture over cross-training, I feel uniquely qualified to test this new proposition

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 14 May, 2026

UK politics

Ask an Expert. What is the future of UK politics? You asked, we answered

The FT’s Stephen Bush, Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley, replied to reader questions

Thursday, 14 May, 2026

UK politics

Britain isn’t ungovernable. It’s just been badly governed

Short-termism and poor choices are to blame for the country’s political predicament

Robert Shrimsley

Monday, 11 May, 2026

Political Fix podcast50 min listen

Ask Political Fix: Starmer’s fightback, election turmoil and defence

Your questions answered

Monday, 11 May, 2026

Keir Starmer

There was nothing here to save Starmer

Voters need hope, but so do his MPs — and he did not give them any

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 8 May, 2026

UK politics

The new politics may be more like the old politics than we assume

Our electoral system will force consolidation within the left and right blocs

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 8 May, 2026

Life & Arts

How can I speak ill of the dead?

Three tricks for avoiding cancellation

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 7 May, 2026

UK politics

Why I don’t write about the Liberal Democrats

Britain’s third party is being drowned out by noisier insurgents

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 1 May, 2026

Antisemitism

The shrinking of Jewish life in Britain

It should be entirely possible to be anti-Israel without sinking to dehumanising language

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 1 May, 2026

Political Fix podcast37 min listen

Labour braces for ballot box bloodbath

Plus, the rise of the populist parties

Friday, 1 May, 2026

Life & Arts

Must we really ‘do lunch’?

Yes we’re late to this. But no one has solved it yet, so here goes

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 30 April, 2026

UK politics

The problematic inevitability of Andy Burnham

Labour’s assumptions about its leader-in-waiting are logical but no guarantee of success

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 24 April, 2026

Life & Arts

Is my SUV large enough?

Too ugly. Too dangerous. But can I really afford not to go big?

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 23 April, 2026

UK politics

Labour is being destroyed by its former saviours

Factionalism effectively quashed the Corbynites but has undermined Keir Starmer’s leadership of party and country

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 17 April, 2026

Political Fix podcast35 min listen

Labour lambasted over defence

Plus, will nationalist wins lead to independence calls in Scotland and Wales?

Friday, 17 April, 2026

Life & Arts

Is it wrong to beg for freebies?

What’s a Binky? And isn’t blagging part of the job of an influencer?

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 16 April, 2026

Scottish independence

The great independence charade

Scottish and Welsh election results may reignite the debate but it is all one big pantomime

Robert Shrimsley

Friday, 10 April, 2026

Life & Arts

How can I sound more presidential?

Forget strong, silent leadership. These days you’re going to need to swear. Bigly

Robert Shrimsley

Thursday, 9 April, 2026

UK politics

Britain is in the grip of the fed-up-niks

What voters are really being drawn to is confident leadership that appears to offer new solutions

Robert Shrimsley