Tristram Hunt Articles

The Progress West Midlands conference in the West Midlands addressed several of the major issues facing the Labour party at the moment: how Labour can regain its reputation for economic credibility, whether devolution can work for England, whether Britain should leave...

The knockabout was knocked out of prime minister's questions today. Perhaps it was because it was Harriet Harman’s last appearance on the front bench. David Cameron paid handsome tribute to her 28 years of service and her fight for women’s rights. He said that he...

We have been told that Jeremy Corbyn represents a radical new leader for the Labour party, that he is a 'curator of the future'. I disagree with that view. I do not think that Corbyn's brand of top-down socialism and reheated Bennism is new or radical, and I do not...

In Star Trek, the Kobayashi Maru is a simulation to train wannabe captains at the Starfleet Academy. The goal of the exercise is to rescue the Kobayashi Maru, a disabled civilian vessel, which is under attack from the Klingons. The Kobayashi Maru is a no-win scenario....