We are all le Carré’s people now
Look into his wilderness of mirrors and see our own world reflected all around
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Phil Tinline is the author of The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares and Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax That Duped America and Its Sinister Legacy.
Look into his wilderness of mirrors and see our own world reflected all around
By Phil Tinline
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just the latest populists to weaponise fears of a sinister “deep state”.
By Phil Tinline
If peacekeeping Ukraine requires British re-armament, it could also break through the political consensus binding Labour.
By Phil Tinline
As Kemi Badenoch’s authority crumbles, British conservatism is searching for a new figurehead.
By Phil Tinline
Trump’s attacks on Labour are a small part of a darker political nightmare.
By Phil Tinline
The UnitedHealthcare CEO is seen as part of a supposedly tyrannical oligarchy.
By Phil Tinline
Fear and fatalism reign supreme in this crucial swing state.
By Phil Tinline
Twenty-five years on, the film has become celebrated by lost young men who fail to grasp its subversive intent.
By Phil Tinline
Keir Starmer must find the vocabulary to enact a genuine political transformation.
By Phil Tinline