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Jonn Elledge is a freelance journalist, formerly assistant editor of the New Statesman and editor of its sister site, CityMetric. You can find him on Twitter or Facebook.
Many of the attacks on and resentment towards “London” aren’t about the city and the people who live there at all.
Johnson may be remembered as the Prime Minister who crashed the British economy on purpose.
Simple and cowardly short-termism is a major reason for the UK’s dismal performance.
The government department's unpredictable and inhumane policies suggest something in its culture is going badly wrong.
Attacking left-wingers for owning big houses is easier for the right than suggesting wealthy people should pay more tax.
Class shouldn’t be determined by matters such as Brexit or coffee, but by wealth and income.
Just for once I would like it to be the other side that’s blindsided by a polling error.
The real argument for HS2 isn’t about speed at all, but about the number of people we can fit onto Britain’s rail network.
Boris Johnson’s claim that the mayor of London had “bankrupted” the transport system was a flat-out lie.
It has become increasingly clear that the Conservatives don’t believe that the rules should apply to them.
