‘Debate and disagreement and are nothing to be feared’
Scottish Labour will not get a fair hearing until it can rebuild trust with the electorate. That means a full leadership contest.
James Gray
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The constitutional monarchy is the elephant in the room of our politics
By James Gray Republic's case for a new republican constitution has two distinct forms. The first concerns the social and cultural implications of hereditary power: the message it sends to our children and the rest of the world, the obscene…
How Cameron could become embroiled in a bitter dispute with the Queen – or his party
By James Gray You didn't have David Cameron down as a radical constitutional reformer, did you? Don't let the stubborn opposition to electoral reform or support of hereditary peers fool you. According to senior Tory sources, Cameron wants…
Let’s be bold and put forward a positive case for phasing out public schools
By James Gray Private schools are in the news again. Earlier this week the Charities Commission published its first "public-benefit" assessment of private schools with charitable status. Two private schools failed the new requirement…
With a monarchical system, elections are merely how we choose who rules over us
By James Gray The New Statesman is to be congratulated for highlighting the many reasons why Britain desperately needs a republican constitution. As can be seen in the Palace's (heavily abridged) annual finance reports, the Windsors'…