14 December 2015
The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London
National affairs
6 November 2015
Election victories in Britain and Canada show the Labor Party where more work is needed, writes Peter Brent
24 October 2015
Britain’s prime minister is a proven winner at the polls. Now he faces an even bigger test, says David Hayes
Books & arts
15 September 2015
Theatre | A new production of Aeschylus’ Oresteia has urgent contemporary relevance, writes Stephen Mills in London
International
14 September 2015
British Labour has chosen its most left-wing leader ever, writes David Hayes in London. The lessons for democracy are profound
8 September 2015
An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London
International
25 August 2015
Hong Kong is testing the limits of a hybrid system tailored to the needs of Mainland China, writes Kerry Brown. And the results will be closely watched in the West
7 August 2015
National treasure to be defended or imperial behemoth to be tamed? A war over the BBC’s future is taking shape, says David Hayes
12 July 2015
After five years in a bunker a wounded party faces a choice of exits, says David Hayes
5 June 2015
After eight centuries the revered document of liberty still grips the political imagination, says David Hayes in London
12 May 2015
A different kind of British election yielded a familar result, writes James Jupp in Britain
9 May 2015
A purgative election has cleared the way for even bigger contests to come, says David Hayes
Books & arts
8 May 2015
The British Museum’s Indigenous Australia exhibition could change the conversation about relations between Indigenous people, museums and collections
6 May 2015
An odd election campaign ends with nationalists becoming unionists and radicals conservatives, writes David Hayes
Books & arts
5 May 2015
Television | Jane Goodall reviews the BBC’s Wolf Hall
2 May 2015
A wary, data-driven, Scotland-focused contest gives voters no lead, says David Hayes
22 April 2015
Britain’s election is a blind date with destiny, says David Hayes
6 April 2015
A spate of disclosures of child sexual abuse sets a challenging test for British society, writes David Hayes in London
Essays & reportage
23 March 2015
“There was nothing before Oxford, really,” says Malcolm Fraser in this extract from his political memoirs, written with Margaret Simons
5 March 2015
No foreign policy, mute diplomacy and a weak military, goes the mantra. In London, David Hayes tests the alarm
18 February 2015
A statutory five-year term has reset Britain’s political dynamics. But not in a good way, says David Hayes
22 December 2014
A dynamic metropolis resented by the country it governs is exploring its own political options, says David Hayes
Books & arts
31 October 2014
David Horner’s history of ASIO is a reminder of how “the Case” influenced ASIO for generations, writes Jack Waterford
27 October 2014
Democracy’s decline always makes a good story. But like the country itself, British politics might be adapting rather than decaying, says David Hayes
29 September 2014
The ripples of an unlikely row over a parliamentary appointment reach from London to Canberra, says David Hayes
19 September 2014
A clear vote against Scotland’s independence closes a national argument but opens a UK-wide one, says David Hayes in Edinburgh
15 September 2014
Scots hold the United Kingdom’s future in their hands. No wonder nerves are fraying, says David Hayes
Books & arts
11 September 2014
Angela Daly reviews Robert Crawford’s tale of two cities
International
31 August 2014
Dublin and London are finding common diplomatic ground just as politics is sweeping them off their feet
17 July 2014
The centenary of the 1914–18 war reveals Britain to be a country of permanent involution, says David Hayes