Early in the morning on Sept. 16, 1810, priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his church in the small town of Dolores, […]
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Can the world’s megacities survive the digital age?
Today, megacities have become synonymous with economic growth. In both developing and developed countries, cities with populations of 10 million or more account for one-third […]
Whatever she may say, Theresa May won’t fight the next election
Aug 31st 2017 ASKED in Japan whether she intends to stand down as leader of the Conservative Party in 2019 Theresa May replied that, on […]
The politics of a tragedy
By Bagehot WE USE the phrase “death-trap” all too lightly. But a death-trap is exactly what the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in West London became when […]
The lesson from tonight’s astonishing results: campaigns matter
Jun 9th 2017 By BAGEHOT POLITICAL scientists are often sniffy about campaigns. They think that campaigns have at best a minimal impact on election results […]
Unpicking the Corbynist manifesto
May 11th 2017 By BAGEHOT BRITISH election campaigns are usually carefully choreographed affairs. They are short and sharp: just a few weeks of formal campaigning […]
Labour and UKIP both give Tories cause for delight
By Bagehot IT IS a measure of Labour’s sorry state these days that losing just one of two seats that it has held for decades […]
Donald Trump’s win will make Brexit more painful
“BREXIT-plus-plus-plus” was how Donald Trump—who also called himself “Mr Brexit”—termed his pitch to voters during his successful presidential campaign. Sure enough, many Americans will soon […]
The Witney campaign offers the Lib Dems a road out of the wilderness
Oct 21st 2016 By BAGEHOT ONE can read too much into the Liberal Democrats’ storming performance at yesterday’s by-election in Witney, the well-heeled Oxfordshire seat […]
Nicola Sturgeon’s consultation on a new Scottish independence referendum gets her out of a tight spot
DELEGATES and journalists arriving in Glasgow today for the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference had one big subject on their minds: the political puzzle that […]