Philip Collins

Philip Collins is a New Statesman columnist and contributing writer.

The instant political histories that nobody needs

Hasty biographies of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson by Westminster journalists show the perils of rushing to judge the recent past.

By Philip Collins

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The supposed “anti-growth coalition” targeted by Liz Truss turns out to include the overwhelming majority of the country.

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The Prime Minister would be truly reckless to use her Conservative conference speech to triple down on her current…

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The real question is not “what would a Labour government do?” It’s “what would a Labour government be like?”

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The topic of family was the way in which she sought to close the distance between the monarch and…

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This is the second act of a national realignment that began with the UK’s departure from the EU.

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Johnson was good at running for office but hopeless at running the country. Once the public understood this, he…

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After decades of dithering, politicians must provide young people with the modern education they deserve.

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Labour’s proposal to freeze families’ energy bills is the right policy at the right time.

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