The foreign secretary wanted to embrace Beijing when he was prime minister but times have changed.
- Lecturer in British Politics and Public Policy, University of Manchester
The British public still wants to rally round its institutions but fraying trust makes the job harder as winter approaches.
What happens to all that energy now the deal is done?
Many have said that the UK is irreparably divided and therefore dysfunctional to the point of impeding the ability of any one party to govern it effectively.
Given that so many people have a strong opinion about identity politics, it is surprising how few of us have a clear idea on what it actually is.
If you don’t know what you are as a nation, how can you know what you want?
Brexit is the big ticket issue, but other pledges make it clear who the party is wooing.
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