Book of the Day Decoding Adam Smith A new history of The Wealth of Nations shows how the Scottish thinker’s legacy became an economic battleground. By Colin Kidd
Audio Long Reads Nixon, Trump and the lessons of Watergate – Audio Long Reads By Colin Kidd and Emily Tamkin
The revolt of the English How politicised grievance in England and a surging Scottish nationalism are fraying the liberal fibres of the Union. By Colin Kidd
Why Dominic Cummings was the main obstacle to his own revolution Boris Johnson’s chief aide forgot that while revolutions may sometimes need battles, reform requires coalitions. By Colin Kidd
The twilight of the Union The pandemic has accelerated the fragmentation of the United Kingdom and made a second Scottish independence referendum inevitable. By Colin Kidd
John Lloyd’s latest book is a devastating argument against Scottish independence In Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot, Lloyd exposes what the SNP knows, but will not admit: the dire economic consequences of… By Colin Kidd
Attlee and Churchill: leaders united through war Winston Churchill said Clement Attlee was a modest man who had much to be modest about. But they worked… By Colin Kidd
Life beyond Brexit A forthright new book by the former Tory minister William Waldegrave argues that Britain needs to accept home truths… By Colin Kidd
The provocations of Enoch Powell Fifty years after it shunned him, the Conservative Party has embraced Powell’s Eurosceptic and nationalist views. By Colin Kidd
Justice in the balance: the fight for power and influence in the US Supreme Court Controversial abortion laws threaten to bring a woman’s right to choose back before America’s highest court. By Colin Kidd