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Philip Collins

Photo of Philip Collins

Philip Collins

  • Philip Collins
    Britain’s only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre

    Voting intentions are split five ways, so politicians must plan for a coalition. Can anyone make space between the left and right?

    Sun, 22 Mar 2026

  • Philip Collins
    Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him Mandelson was trouble

    The prime minister failed to heed the advice of his national security advisor, and now he is paying the price for his rash decision

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026

  • Philip Collins
    If India have any hope, Jasprit Bumrah must play

    Leaving their best bowler at home is a bizarre decision from India

    Wed, 2 Jul 2025

  • Philip Collins
    Liz UnTrussed

    Liz Truss was the UK’s shortest serving prime minister, but since leaving office she’s continued to buck the trend. Post premiership, she’s become one of the most vocal among her peers. What has driven her into the arms of the populist right? And what does it tell us about the state of the party she has left behind?

    34 min • S1, E314

  • Philip Collins
    Ben Stokes’s side are getting better at just right time

    ‘This is an Indian team who are too liable to fold, and Australia aren’t in a great state’

    Sat, 28 Jun 2025

  • Philip Collins
    A new age of American sycophancy: Pete Hegseth’s speech, dissected

    The US Defence Secretary praised the “incredible and overwhelming success” of the “warriors” who bombed Iran on Saturday night. Phillip Collins reads between the lines

    Tue, 24 Jun 2025

  • Philip Collins
    Signed off sick: the parts of Britain that are not working

    The party of work must focus on the communities where long-term sickness and economic inactivity have taken hold – before more fall to Nigel Farage

    Wed, 7 May 2025

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