Essays

The Independent (2015 - 2016)

Edmund Burke: How did a long-dead Irishman become the hottest thinker of 2010?

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

Edmund Burke: How did a long-dead Irishman become the hottest thinker of 2010?

As the Tories prepare for their party conference, Amol Rajan argues that the Big Society would be lost without philosopher, pamphleteer and disgruntled ideologue Edmund Burke

Josh Newman

The Independent (2015 - 2016)

True colours? Is Blue Labour the way forward for the left?

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

True colours? Is Blue Labour the way forward for the left?

In the Westminster village, the talk is of 'Blue Labour'. But does this nascent ideology offer a real way forward for the left, asks Amol Rajan – or is it just another empty political buzz-phrase?

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Politicians: Leave your advisers at home

Aug 12, 2026

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5 min read

Politicians: Leave your advisers at home

Nigel Farage is a journalist’s perfect lunch companion. Other politicians could try harder.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

Britain’s broken democracy

Imagine a drunk driver hurtling toward a cliff edge with no idea where the brake pedal is. That’s Britain.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

A crystal ball for 2016

A few predictions for Britain and beyond.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

After Boris, Mayor Khan for London?

The Labour son of a bus driver takes on a Tory multi-millionaire.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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7 min read

How Cameron can be ‘big’ again

The UK prime minister abandoned his political credo — he should undo that mistake.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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9 min read

The immoral housing bubble

Britain’s property market is an enemy of democracy.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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7 min read

The most powerful man in Britain

That’s George Osborne, not David Cameron.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

A Farage barrage

Having scrapped for so long, how can the leader of UKIP let go when the prize of Brexit is in sight?

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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5 min read

Go green, David Cameron!

Britain’s prime minister can embrace the environment — and boldly undercut the Left.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

The ‘which Blair’ project

Though brand Blair is tarnished, Blairism need not be and nobody has yet produced convincing evidence that the Third Way, post-ideological formula of Blairism is resented by the British public.

Josh Newman

Politico (2015 - 2016)

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

Tory Indians? Goodness gracious me

The Conservatives tap the talents — and wallets — of South Asian Brits.

Josh Newman

GQ (2016)

Is the Indian Premier League a vengeance on its old colonial masters?

Aug 12, 2026

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9 min read

Is the Indian Premier League a vengeance on its old colonial masters?

Brilliance. Pride. Corruption. Cricket has long been India in microcosm. But does the multibillion dollar Indian Premier League - and the disgraced tycoon who set it up - embody nothing less than a quest for vengeance on its former colonial masters?

Josh Newman