30 March 2017
A Conservative chancellor turned newspaper editor may influence politics, and Brexit, in unexpected ways
26 December 2016
Letter from London | Britain’s divisions over Europe fester in a political swamp. But there is a way out
1 October 2016
The long walk to equality in Britain is embroiled in cyberbullying and a party’s civil war
16 August 2016
Britain is paralysed by its decision to leave the European Union, says David Hayes
20 June 2016
An MP’s murder sheds a harsh light on a polarised country, says David Hayes
16 June 2016
Dublin’s commemoration of the Easter 1916 rising against British rule had an inclusive message but a political undertow, says David Hayes
3 June 2016
The duel over Britain’s place in Europe is a feast of acrimony, says David Hayes in London
13 May 2016
A troubled start to this week’s anti-corruption summit revealed some home truths about Britain, writes David Hayes in London
10 May 2016
A Pakistani immigrant’s child and a fearless gay Scot are among the stars of Thursday’s UK-wide elections. They show that politics can work, says David Hayes
11 April 2016
The Panama Papers have thwacked Britain’s prime minister. But he’s not out yet, says David Hayes in London
International
15 March 2016
Harold Wilson, born a century ago this month, imprinted himself on the public imagination
1 March 2016
Six years after his death, the work of a protean internationalist scholar has never been more relevant, writes David Hayes
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
24 October 2015
Britain’s prime minister is a proven winner at the polls. Now he faces an even bigger test, says David Hayes
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
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
5 June 2015
After eight centuries the revered document of liberty still grips the political imagination, says David Hayes in London
9 May 2015
A purgative election has cleared the way for even bigger contests to come, says David Hayes
6 May 2015
An odd election campaign ends with nationalists becoming unionists and radicals conservatives, writes David Hayes
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
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
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
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
12 June 2014
The identity of Britain’s largest nation is a live question during every World Cup, says David Hayes