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Isabel Hardman

Isabel Hardman is assistant editor of ‘The Spectator’ magazine. She writes a monthly column on health policy for i

Article thumbnail: Members of the House of Lords following the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London. Picture date: Tuesday November 7, 2023. PA Photo. King Charles III is delivering his first King's speech as monarch, having previously deputised for the late Queen to open parliamentary sessions. See PA story POLITICS Speech. Photo credit should read: Leon Neal/PA Wire
Isabel Hardman

Reforming the House of Lords is a fool's game – and Starmer knows it

Boring but important changes to the Commons infrastructure will yield far more

Isabel Hardman

The Tory party is in a death spiral over a policy it can’t deliver

Isabel Hardman

Rishi Sunak’s Tory party is on the verge of imploding

Article thumbnail: Keeping Suella Braverman in post has been the only practical position open to Rishi Sunak from the moment he became Tory leader. (Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Isabel Hardman

Why is it easier to talk about death than dementia?

Isabel Hardman

There will be more NHS strikes under Labour - this is how Wes Streeting can solve them

Article thumbnail: Part of the Prime Minister’s vision for this autumn is of him as a slayer of monsters that other politicians have allowed to grow far beyond their original size (Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire)
Article thumbnail: Part of the Prime Minister’s vision for this autumn is of him as a slayer of monsters that other politicians have allowed to grow far beyond their original size (Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire)
Article thumbnail: Like Clegg, Sunak wants to posit himself as the change candidate in the looming general election (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Like Clegg, Sunak wants to posit himself as the change candidate in the looming general election (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Theresa May on the campaign trail for the 2017 general election she hoped would deliver a huge majority (Photo: Carl Court/Getty)
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Theresa May on the campaign trail for the 2017 general election she hoped would deliver a huge majority (Photo: Carl Court/Getty)
Article thumbnail: NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets local schoolchildren at the British Council during an official visit ahead of the G20 Summit, on September 8, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The Prime Ministers of the UK and India meet ahead of the G20 2023 Summit in New Delhi which runs from 9-10 September. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets local schoolchildren at the British Council during an official visit ahead of the G20 Summit, on September 8, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The Prime Ministers of the UK and India meet ahead of the G20 2023 Summit in New Delhi which runs from 9-10 September. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)