Andy Owen
09 June 2022
The bitter taste of British cake mix policymaking
Pioneered by a US baking brand, focus groups are used by the likes of Rishi Sunak to make decisions at the expense of expert-led strategy
Read the full article03 June 2022
Boris Johnson’s hollow crown
The prime minister is the Richard II of modern politics - and he must learn the bitter lessons of the 14th-century monarch
Read the full article05 April 2022
What if Putin decides to fight even dirtier?
The possibility of a cornered president lashing out cannot be discounted. If it happens, how should the West respond?
Read the full article25 February 2022
The lessons of Ukraine: Now the West must accept that war will always be with us
A former military intelligence officer argues that Putin’s ambitions will not end here - and that we must recalibrate how we respond to agents of chaos
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