Centrism
Jess Phillips: woman of the people, or just out for herself?
A quest for truth — The Labour leadership candidate markets herself as a bold and refreshing outsider, when in fact she embodies the status quo.
Written by: Dawn Foster
The Independent Group is a self-serving vanity project
Why it’s doomed to fail — Chuka Umunna, Angela Smith and co want to fix Britain’s ‘broken politics’. But their ‘new way’ looks very much like the old one – only with greatly reduced influence, and no way of winning elections.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Even £50 million won’t make a new centrist party relevant
From Where I Stand — Simon Franks has clubbed together with some other super rich people to start a new political party. It's a vanity project without a policy or support from a movement, writes Matt Zarb-Cousin, and it is destined to fail.
Written by: Matt Zarb-Cousin
The curious case of the centrist and the train
Destination: Tedium Town — To the right they’re a proud symbol of empire, to the left an emancipatory vehicle to a utopian socialist future. But no corner of British politics has a more warped view of the humble train than the centrist, argues Tom Whyman.
Written by: Tom Whyman