Daniel Hannan

Daniel Hannan is an author and columnist. A former member of the European Parliament and advisor to The Board Of Trade, he writes for ConservativeHome and The Washington Examiner. Rachel Reeves is about to get a harsh lesson in one of the most basic rules of economics Labour will soon discover that you can't squeeze more tax out of Britain without crushing the economy The dark heart of Starmer's Labour has been revealed: total surrender to unelected elites This King's Speech saw a doubling down of the trend that began under the Tories - handing power to bureaucrats and quangos Don't oppose for opposition's sake: What the next Conservative leader must do Shaking up the party machine, recruiting members and fixing candidate selection are essential tasks too How do you solve a problem like Farage? Without a solution, Tories are fated to opposition Britain has not shifted Left. But if the Right is split, it will keep losing. What divides the parties is personalities, not policies Tories reacted with relief at the exit poll -- that shows how bad the party's position is Eventually the British Right will have to unite to regain power. The only question is how long it will take The Conservatives are paying the terrible price for Britain's lockdown amnesia It sits like a poisonous toad in the middle of every policy discussion, but we affect not to see it British voters will come to regret annihilating the Conservative Party There is simply no rational case for the sort of Labour landslide we are probably about to see Keir Starmer is terrifyingly close to turning Britain into a one-party state Labour appears set on seizing this golden opportunity to rig the political system in its favour Keir Starmer is simply immoral the Labour leader would rather leave his family on a waiting list than get them private care. Do we want him overseeing our health? It will be a miracle if American democracy survives this election the Trump has tapped into the visceral anger of citizens who no longer believe in institutions that have failed them voters know they will regret supporting Labour, but they're going to do it anyway Let me guarantee you one thing: if Sir Keir Starmer wins, nobody will call him a heavyweight Remainers are incapable of admitting the truth about the EU, and Europe's shift Right the debate is still a culture war, in which neither side is able to have a meaningful discussion the West's multi-racial societies cannot survive woke doctrines being promoted on campuses tolerant and illiberal, the identity politics that has taken root in our universities will ultimately have to be stamped out Ireland's blind hatred of Brexit has destroyed its borders. Starmer may do the same to ours dublin is desperate for a returns agreement to send migrants back to Britain. Labour might go one further humza Yousaf has exposed the lie at the heart of Scottish nationalism the real threat to the Union comes not from the SNP, but the pernicious attack on shared patriotism