James Kirkup

The deadline for applications to the EU settlement scheme passed yesterday. The mechanism is part of a huge and almost entirely overlooked shift in the politics of immigration. That shift has seen a

A standard paper cup from Pret a Manger can hold 8oz of filter coffee. It can also contain the biggest untold story in politics and economics of our time.Before the pandemic, that cup of coffee cost

I popped to the shop for ice cream the other day and found myself frozen in indecision. Should I buy the cheapest brand, or the tastiest? Or the one with the st

Many modern job titles are jarring, but few are as unfortunate as “fertility officer”, which conjures visions of bureaucratic commissars urging a patriotic work

Can you call yourself a good employer if your staff are relying on food banks to get by? It’s a question businesses should think about as the economy heads int

James Kirkup: Accept the limits of sovereignty, our need for migrants and the iniquities of the property ladder and the party can recover

Whatever happened to social mobility? A few years ago, politicians were falling over themselves to talk about making sure kids grow up to be better off than their parents. Today social mobility is scarcely mentioned and the government machinery meant to promote it is idling. The quiet death of socia