Lionel Barber
Informed commentary on media and politics in an upside-down age, from the former editor of the Financial Times (2005–2020).
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How Andy Burnham could succeed
Be brave, get lucky - like Napoleon’s generals
My judgment on Starmer’s brief stint as prime minister - almost two years to the day - remains harsh. He was simply not up to the job. But removing prime ministers like football managers is be...
Brexit through the looking glass
By way of introduction, there are many insightful contributions from academics, participants, Leavers, Remainers, pollsters and moi meme writing about the media
Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast...
Unconditional surrender
Trump’s abandons his demands in favor of a non-deal with Iran
I am updating my earlier column, mindful that the Iranians have just closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel’s continuing attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon...
The death of American diplomacy
Deal-making and agitprop replace the art of statecraft
The other day I came across a remarkable statistic. More than half of all US ambassadorships remain unfilled, with 109 vacant out of 195 worldwide. Wars are raging in Ukraine and the M...
Britain's free speech crisis
Elon Musk, JD Vance, Tucker Carlson and the rest of the MAGA crew are dead wrong about Britain. There is a free speech crisis, but it has little to do with woke campuses, daffy public service broadcasters or the 2023 Online Safety Act. The...
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