Bearly Politics

F*&k You Very Much, Donald J. Trump

The American people have delivered a spectacular rejection of Trumpism, and for once, there is absolutely no need to sugar-coat the result.

Nov 4 • The Bear

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Dear America: Your Midterms Are Our Problem Too

An election-day appeal from across the Atlantic. Please sort yourselves out. We don’t get a ballot, but we do get the bill, and we can’t afford it any…

Nov 3 • The Bear

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Flooding the Zone with S&*t: The End Stage

Five unfinished columns, one exhausted bear, and the political cost of never getting to the bottom of anything.

Nov 1 • The Bear

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October 2026

The Midterm Monsters: A Moment of Danger - and Opportunity for Europe and Democracy

The midterms are a cliff-edge. Yet Trump’s alignment with Putin and monstrous overreach could flip democracy over the line

Oct 27 • Claire Jones

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Free Speech Warriors Call the Police on Journalists

After months of damaging investigations, Farage and his cronies have turned on the journalists exposing them. They may soon discover just how…

Oct 22 • The Bear

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One Year On and the Tories Are Still not Okay

Badenoch’s recovery owes more to Reform falling over than to anything the Tories have done

Oct 6 • The Bear

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Bearly Politics: A Quick Survey

Making sure the Bear’s bees, bonnets and fannywobbles are still welcome in your inbox. Completely optional.

Oct 6 • The Bear

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The Brexit Multiverse of Madness

What happens when reality refuses to cooperate? Simple - you just rewrite it wholesale.

Oct 1 • The Bear

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September 2026

Trading the Triple Lock for a National Care Service

A bold, brave and deeply unpopular choice, and why someone who spent years stuck on discharge calls is cautiously on board.

Sep 30 • The Bear

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A Dissection: The Fairford Fannywobble

How the right-wing commentariat turned an ongoing investigation into a migrant story before the facts were known.

Sep 29 • The Bear

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Net Migration if Falling - now the Treasury needs to Pay the Bill for it.

After years of promising that fewer migrants would relieve pressure on Britain, Labour is discovering that cutting migration also means cutting workers…

Sep 28 • The Bear

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The Right-Wing is Eating Itself - and I’ve Brought Snacks

A week on the British right featuring Channel theatrics, arguments over Englishness and an increasingly crowded political firing squad.

Sep 27 • The Bear

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