Paul Mason
31 May 2023
The West must now commit to Ukraine joining Nato
Nato’s flag in Ukraine would send a strong signal to Russia. It’s a big step that needs to be taken
Read the full article24 May 2023
Erdoğan may win this battle, but we can still win the war against populism
If the Turkish president scrapes victory in Sunday’s run-off, there are still lessons to be learned about how to fight populist authoritarianism
Read the full article17 May 2023
Sanctions against Putin aren’t working fast enough… so it will have to be guns
It's time for Putin to cut his losses. Except he doesn't see it this way
Read the full article10 May 2023
Only delivering American self-belief can stop a Trump nightmare in 2024
If president Biden’s gamble fails to pay off, the entire collective west will likely fragment
Read the full article03 May 2023
A simple truth is being missed: wages must rise or our economies will fall
A major rethink is needed to reverse years of vast geopolitical insecurity
Read the full article25 April 2023
We’ve no chance of becoming the new Silicon Valley and the Tories know it
Britain needs innovation. For that to happen, people need to believe it is a country with a future, not just a past
Read the full article18 April 2023
Liz Truss was wrong about everything… except the irresponsible OBR
If the OBR were obliged to model a range of outcomes it would be far more constructive and could, finally, hand political responsibility back to the politicians
Read the full article12 April 2023
The vindictive ecstasy of Suella Braverman’s theatre of cruelty
The Tories are playing to an audience of voters who despise refugees
Read the full article29 March 2023
The question of our age: How do we deter and democratise China?
Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia makes clear: China is now only prepared to live with the west on its own terms
Read the full article22 March 2023
What Gary Lineker has taught us about the art of taking a stand
When one person draws a line, the strength of resistance is tested
Read the full article09 March 2023
I’m with Gary: This IS the kind of thing they did in 1930s Germany
The ‘activist blob’ email should set our alarm bells ringing – it’s an attempt to politicise the state
Read the full article08 March 2023
If the Tories are crushed, they’ll be replaced by something even worse
A total Tory collapse is bad for us all
Read the full article24 February 2023
China’s admission of failure
Xi and Putin thought they could shatter the post-1945 world. They were wrong
Read the full article16 February 2023
Whoever follows Nicola Sturgeon will fail too – until they prove the financial case for independence
The SNP needs an evidence-based story about how Scotland would avoid austerity or worse
Read the full article15 February 2023
Get ready for conflict, chaos and instability
It's time to prepare for the new world order and the stark implications of its arrival
Read the full article08 February 2023
Labour’s planning reforms could seal the deal for British business
The numbers speak for themselves. If it happens it will be revolutionary for British business
Read the full article02 February 2023
Rishi Sunak reckons he can taunt Labour on the Welsh NHS. He’s wrong again
Sunak should take a look at the polls before berating Wales again
Read the full article25 January 2023
Transform the NHS into an engine for the redistribution of wellbeing
When it comes to the NHS, it's time to start thinking about the future
Read the full article18 January 2023
The West must keep its resolve on Ukraine – sending tanks is a start
The UK sending 14 Challenger 2s gives the clear message that the West is starting to believe in Russia's defeat
Read the full article12 January 2023
We can’t ‘take back control’ without controlling market forces first
Keir Starmer is right if he thinks the localised control agenda is a powerful weapon for Labour. But, if he thinks it's easily delivered, he's wrong
Read the full article04 January 2023
Forget Johnson’s fantasies and forge a new strategy for defence
But above all, we need politicians to be prepared to explain to the public that defence is important and is not just for diplomats and think-tanks
Read the full article21 December 2022
Russia and China believe we are doomed: can we prove them wrong?
This is achievable. However, it will take an effort which seems alien to those in public life
Read the full article14 December 2022
This isn’t Big Bang 2.0. It’s a spivs’ charter necessitated by Brexit
Brexit was always going to be a recipe for the long-term decline of London as a financial centre Any ideas that suggested otherwise were ludicrous
Read the full article07 December 2022
Sticking to the 2% inflation target risks making this recession worse
Faced with the first episode of stagflation since the 1970s, it's now time to rethink
Read the full article30 November 2022
We must learn to live with high migration
There is no doubt that in order to save British business we need to learn to live with high migration. The only question is how
Read the full article23 November 2022
The sick man of Europe
Britain has collapsed under Brexit. Now, the Tories must pay for this crisis with a generation out of power
Read the full article16 November 2022
The ‘fiscal black hole’ is a lie
It's a falsehood being peddled by the government at its own peril
Read the full article09 November 2022
Never has this been more true than in today’s military: innovate or die
Today's militaries need a completely different skill set in order to secure a future
Read the full article02 November 2022
Rishi Sunak’s career in exploitative finance makes him unfit to be prime minister
Rishi Sunak's role as master of PR and the art of being super-rich makes him poorly suited for public life
Read the full article27 October 2022
Can Starmer calm the markets enough to fulfil Labour’s plan?
The Labour leader needs to work out what his offer to business is
Read the full article19 October 2022
Three prime ministers have failed to make Brexit work. Why keep trying?
Only the reversal of Brexit can start to fix the state three prime ministers have left the country in
Read the full article12 October 2022
Musk, Cummings, Trump: Three stooges for Putin’s aggression
Elon Musk’s 'peace plan poll' would trample Ukraine’s right to defend its own people from Vladimir Putin’s onslaught
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