Tom McTague

Is Elon the new Enoch? He is redefining the Right

Nobody believes the centrist fantasy Populism tells a winning tale

After meeting Elon Musk in Florida, Reform leader Nigel Farage has doubled down on his reputation as a Mar-a-Lago insider. Could this moment mark a shift in British politics? UnHerd’s Political Editor Tom McTague joins Freddie Sayers in the studio to discuss the apparent rise of a MAGA-Reform alliance. [...]Read More...

The politicians lying about Syria History is being rewritten

Trump’s new world order Global leaders are reassessing their position

Keir Starmer has no dream The Prime Minister's reset is doomed to fail

There’s the coming “Trump shock” to British politics, which is well documented (if not well understood). But then there’s the “Musk shock” which is more opaque, though potentially even more seismic in its effect. With a little over six weeks to go until Donald Trump returns to the White House, there is now fevered speculation [...]Read More...

Ireland’s liberal fantasy The conditions for revolt are clear to see

John Prescott was not a great national figure; a lost prime minister or political giant denied his destiny by cruel fate. He was no Barbara Castle or Hugh Gaitskell. He was, in fact, painfully flawed, limited and out of place in the era he found himself. He leaves no great reforming legacy. His plans for [...]Read More...

Jeremy Clarkson: populist tribune Labour should fear his instinctive Toryism