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I love a good argument. Real knockabout, no pussying around, no pretending ("with great respect", as they say) that you do not violently reject the opinions of the other side.

May’s inherent flaws as a leader are all too obvious to everyone around her

The leadership in the UK must hedge its bets carefully while negotiating an exit from the EU

Recent losses in local polls suggest that voters in the UK want real solutions, and not quick fixes

Whatever exit deal the UK reaches with the EU can be modified in the years that lie ahead

The growing animosity of the EU negotiators requires the home team to go on the offensive

Forget the backtracking, EU regulations would make a new transatlantic agreement impossible

The Left, once a vibrant political force, has been out of touch. Its future is bleak if it insists on living in denial

Liberal doublethink about whether it is good to promote your nation has spawned an illiberal mess

As Brexit talks enter another round, various fractures within the EU have started to come to fore

Everybody wants the greatest possible opportunity for individuals to fulfil their potential, but what is not agreed are the questions of how large a role the state needs to play in organising this

Putin is reasserting his nation’s global influence by interfering in Syria and the US elections. How did the global community fail to see this coming?