In the age of the identity crisis, it can be difficult to know where you stand. Am I a man? On balance, probably. Am I white? I’m sure I’m guilty enough to be. Am I a ‘working person’? Apparently that’s also a matter of contention. In yet another attempt to justify the tsunami of tax […]
It feels as though barely a day goes by without a flurry of headlines warning us about our lifestyles. One day we’re too fat, the next we drink too much and the day after that we’re told we’re vaping to excess. All of this bad news can be dizzying, and the challenge of replacing our […]
If you were to sail around the Indian Ocean for long enough, chances are you’d run into one of the 60 islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago. Until yesterday, those islands had been sovereign British territory since 1814. After decades of disputes, Keir Starmer announced he will cede control of the land to neighbouring Mauritius, where […]
In many ways, James Cleverly may be the consummate ‘small c’ conservative. He’s the sort of man who’ll gesticulate amusingly with one hand while holding a pint of continental lager in the other. He has a domineering presence, but remains unthreatening and avuncular. This was in full effect at yesterday’s Centre for Policy Studies/CapX event […]
It’s day one and event one for the Centre for Policy Studies/CapX roster. The room is packed. Tory Party members, hacks and and other ne’er-do-wells are gathered to watch Robert Jenrick in conversation with CPS Director and CapX Editor-In-Chief Robert Colvile. Jenrick, with the most parliamentary backers of any of the Conservative leadership candidates, is […]
Being in government must be terrifying. After spending years campaigning from the opposition benches armed with playground insults for the Prime Minister, you’re suddenly thrust into a position where you actually have to start leading. This is the predicament Keir Starmer now finds himself in. Talking to fellow travellers on the centre-right in the build […]
What comes to mind when you think of Wales? You might think of men’s choirs, daffodils or warm pints of Brains Bitter. What you probably don’t associate with the land of the red dragon is the scourge of racist buildings. You bigot. This is a serious problem. An issue of such importance in fact that […]
Congratulations, kids! Over the last couple of weeks, there hasn’t been much to celebrate, so it was nice to read headlines about an excellent tranche of A-level results. Across the UK, grades rose for the first time since 2021, with 27.8% of them marked at A* or A. New figures suggest that 376,470 applicants were […]
After a tumultuous European Championship, a landslide electoral victory for Labour and schizophrenic weather, you might feel like getting away from it all. Well, there’s no better way to do this than burying yourself in a good book. That’s why we’ve asked CapX contributors and editors for their book recommendations for lazy summer days. Marc […]
In what has been a week marred by tragedy in Southport and military escalation abroad, we’ve had little cause for optimism. But one story which could have lifted spirits ended up being quite the mixed bag. On Tuesday, the Government released the revised edition of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – the document which […]
The world must think we’re bloody weird. As with many of our ancient traditions, there’s something slightly absurd about the King’s Speech. There’s a striking juxtaposition in the monarch, ensconced in diamond encrusted finery, sounding off about newfangled policy areas like artificial intelligence. But regardless of the aesthetic contradictions, there was nothing all that surprising […]
When you’re in, you’re in. But my God, don’t you know it when you’re out. In the week and a bit following the Tories’ electoral shellacking, the party has been reckoning with its much-diminished size and the Parliamentary behemoth it has allowed the Labour Party to become. In an election result which, extraordinarily, was the […]
Privacy is a precious commodity these days. Whether it’s one of our 7 million CCTV cameras watching you buy groceries or some social media chancer filming you drunkenly wax lyrical on a bus, you’re never far from prying eyes. This fact of modern life has been thrown into sharp relief for Jeremy Hunt, who this […]
As the election campaign passes its halfway point, the last few days marked a critical juncture in the race with the release of a number of manifestos. The first of the main contenders to set out his stall was Rishi Sunak, who on Tuesday took to the Silverstone race track to sell his party’s vision. […]
A common refrain heard from ‘wellness’ influencers on Instagram and motivational recruiters on LinkedIn is that the key to a happy life is to surround yourself with positive people. One can only assume they’re referring to the sort of person who would tell you to slow down after your fourth pint rather than pat you […]
In 1994, when Rishi Sunak was 14 years old, Oasis released their smash hit ‘Live Forever’. In it, Liam Gallagher asked the world ‘lately, did you ever feel the pain in the pouring rain?’ Back then, the adolescent Suank probably bobbed his head to the track like most others his age, unaware of the poignance […]
The general election may still be months away, but Labour and the Conservatives have both activated campaign mode. This week, the leaders of the main parties set out their visions for Britain, should either be lucky enough to lead us for the next five years. First up was Rishi Sunak giving his defence of the […]
Like many smug middle teenagers, I used to harbour dreams of spending three years at either Oxford or Cambridge for my undergraduate degree. Having visited both a couple of times for school trips and listened to interminable anecdotes about punting and fiery union debates, either seemed like the ideal environment to nurture my ballooning adolescent […]
Are you based in London and a racist, white supremacist or Islamophobe? If so, you probably voted for Susan Hall in last week’s London mayoral election. Well, that’s according to Wes Streeting, anyway. If you wanted evidence that Labour weren’t 100% confident of yesterday’s result, then the Shadow Health Secretary’s desperate attempt to besmirch the Tory […]
Poor Humza Yousaf. Just like most other weeks, this has been a rough one for the Scottish First Minister. After almost three years, the Bute House Agreement, which saw the SNP form a power-sharing arrangement with the Scottish Greens, has collapsed. It’s almost as if adopting the policy agenda of a completely different party wasn’t […]
