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Camilla Cavendish

Contributing editor and columnist

A former head of the Downing Street policy unit under Prime Minister David Cameron, she is a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and a winner of the Harold Wincott and Paul Foot awards for journalism.
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  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Whitehall reform
    Starmer’s next challenge? Bending Whitehall to his will

    The new prime minister must apply the ruthlessness he showed in reshaping Labour to the task of governing

    Illustration of a podium with a ship’s wheel attached to it in front of Number 10 Downing Street’s black door
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Why no one trusts politicians any more

    The central issue eroding faith in government is lack of accountability

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of a politician with an election rosette on his suit jacket with colours from various political parties - pulling an ace from his sleeve.
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Climate change
    How to break out of the climate doom loop

    Small changes — and understanding the anger at elites — will help

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of two children with smiling emojis on their faces playing ball in a swimming pool while a wildfire is raging around them.
  • Saturday, 8 June, 2024
    UK immigration
    The immigration mess is a nightmare for both the Tories and Labour

    Nigel Farage’s return to frontline politics puts pressure on the main parties

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of many coloured crossed hands in the shape of birds in the sky above the rooftops
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    A new intergenerational contract is needed

    Pitching the old against the young is tempting but misguided

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of a bubble speech above an old lady’s head with an X on a ballot paper.
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    The election campaign suffers from an optimism deficit

    Labour’s cautious prospectus will get Keir Starmer over the line but both hope and detail are lacking

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of black clouds over Rishi Sunak’s head as blue election rosettes with the message ‘Vote July 4th’ rain down on him
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    NHS England
    ‘Drexit’ looms as we fail our junior doctors

    Too many are leaving the profession in despair at stagnant pay and poor working conditions

    Illustration of a junior doctor bent over with exhaustion
  • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
    Political Fix podcast48 min listen
    Live special: Who will win the UK general election?

    Top FT political commentators answer listeners’ questions

  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    UK politics
    Giving away local power has come back to bite the political centre

    The UK is too centralised, but experiments with devolution are in their infancy and still have mixed results

    Illustration of Count Binface, wearing a mayoral chain, with a dustbin over his head with a slot in it that a hand is dropping a ballot paper into
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Ageing Populations
    Science is closing in on the frailties of old age

    Research is finding ways to extend animal lifespans but regulators are still wary of treating ageing as a disease

    Illustration of a head in a sand timer, surrounded by other sand timers
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Employment
    Employment law is a minefield for bosses and workers

    The backlog of cases at tribunals, often seeking compensation for minor slights, serves no one except the lawyers

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of half open scissors with strings attached, holding a puppet man in a suit
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    UK society
    Criminalising free speech only leads in one direction

    Scotland’s new Hate Crimes Act is an Orwellian nightmare

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of wooden hands pointing at a man with his head taped with ‘police crime scene’ tape, and a danger zone road sign above his head also with police tape.
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
    Social affairs
    We are nowhere near solving the childcare conundrum

    The Conservatives are right to focus on the problem — but more than free hours is needed to help both parents and society

    Illustation of a woman holding a baby with a scarf wrapped around them in the shape of £ sign
  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    Parenting and families
    We must stop the smartphone social experiment on our kids

    China has been way ahead of the west in seeing the dangers of raising a generation of zombies

    A teen girl crouches down while looking at her mobile phone which is suspended from a fishing hook
  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    Labour party UK
    Labour’s ‘partnership with business’ remains murky

    The country’s biggest problem is not a missing right for workers to disconnect from email outside work hours

    A yellow thought bubble emerges from a woman’s head containing a sterling pound sign
  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    The Royal Family
    What ‘Kate-Gate’ tells us about the Faustian royal pact

    Obsession with a manipulated photo is the latest episode in a long history of negotiating a tricky public-private role

    Ilustration of a photo booth with a red curtain with the royal coat of arms on it. Under the curtain, you can see legs in navy trousers and feet in court shoes
  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
    UK Budget 2024
    This wasn’t a Budget to swing an election

    But there was one small glimmer of light in the chancellor’s NHS productivity plan

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of Jeremy Hunt sitting on the red budget briefcase turned upright.
  • Saturday, 2 March, 2024
    Politics
    When tensions are high, politicians cannot afford to stoke the flames

    The posturing, the fantasies, the claim and counterclaim serve only to muddle when what is needed is clarity

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of man in a grey pinstriped suit holding the red government book under his right arm. He is wearing a multicoloured election rosette with a target on it and arrows on the wall behind him
  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Bad Therapy — is the ‘cure’ for children worse than the disease?

    Mental healthcare can be life-saving, but Abigail Shrier argues that most therapeutic approaches have serious side effects and few benefits

    A young boy and a woman sit on the floor, playing with toy animals in a sandbox
  • Saturday, 24 February, 2024
    UK agriculture
    The metropolitan elite has ignored farmers for too long

    It’s time for political leaders to balance reducing carbon emissions with maintaining cheap food production

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of two farmers with pitchforks - one of them wearing a cow mask on top of his head.
  • Saturday, 17 February, 2024
    Parenting and families
    Why having a Gen Z child means parenting an adult

    The extension of adolescence and higher costs of settling down are increasing the burdens on modern parents

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of a man being pushed on a child’s swing by his elderly mother
  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
    Working from home
    The home-working revolution is harming younger workers

    Bosses who insist on a return to the office are demonised — but turning up is better for your career

    Illustration of office desks empty except for computer keyboards and screens with various screen savers on - main one is an image of a perons hands and face pushing from inside the screen
  • Friday, 26 January, 2024
    Philanthropy
    Boosting civil society takes more than schmoozing the National Trust

    Starmer should consider radical ideas, like allowing local people to run and design their own services

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of Kier Starmer’s head popping out of a stone pot standing in a colourful flower field, with a historic mansion in the background. Starmer has a red rose sticking on top of his head and his nose is red.
  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
    UK immigration
    It’s time to be honest about the challenge of immigration

    There is a mismatch between the numbers of people seeking a home in the UK and the scale of arrivals that voters will accept

    Illustration of person with a red face shouting through a megaphone, with a speech bubble containing a small boat full of people in it, crossed with a big red X
  • Saturday, 13 January, 2024
    Post Office scandal
    The UK has an accountability problem — just look at the Post Office

    Groupthink, malice and inability to join the dots has been a common feature with other failings in public bodies

    Illustration of a a village scene with a post box that is half shaped like a bomb being dropped on the Post Office building
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