Jack Kessler is a Chief leader writer, columnist, and author of the award-winning West End Final newsletter for the Evening Standard. With a focus on human rights and French cuisine, Jack's work covers a range of topics including politics, economics, and cultural commentary. His articles have been featured in various publications and news outlets, showcasing his expertise and unique perspective.
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By: Jack Kessler
It is a charge commonly directed at left-of-centre parties that they want to make everything one of three things: free, illegal or mandatory. But unlike Homer Simpson, the UK government does not intend to stand here and watch you smoke every one of those cigarettes to teach you a lesson.
By: Jack Kessler
· 2-min read It is a charge commonly directed at left-of-centre parties that they want to make everything one of three things: free, illegal or mandatory.
By: Jack Kessler
It is the nutrition-free, Friday-afternoon-in-peak-silly-season news story we deserve. A portrait of Margaret Thatcher will remain on display in 10 Downing Street, despite reports that Keir Starmer had asked for it to be moved because he found it "unsettling".
By: Jack Kessler
It is the nutrition-free, Friday-afternoon-in-peak-silly-season news story we deserve.
by Jack Kessler Aug 30, 2024 1 minute Save for Later Save OPINION - The Thatcher Portrait Row Is The Silly Season Story We All Deserve For Later
Liz Truss or George Osborne? For Rachel Reeves, neither is exactly her political lodestar. From a Labour perspective, the former moved far too fast with her 'mini-Budget' and in doing so sparked a run on gilts. In contrast, the latter slowly strangled the UK economy with cuts to capital spending and fired the starting gun on a precipitous decline in public services. Yet, as the Budget – by far the biggest moment of this parliament – approaches, the chancellor appears stuck somewhere between the two.
Liz Truss or George Osborne? For Rachel Reeves, neither is exactly her political lodestar.
By: Jack Kessler
It is tempting to think that politics stops today. That the publication of the final report by the Grenfell Inquiry demands a cessation of partisan hostilities. That the House of Commons is, in that tedious cliché, "at its best" when it is united. But this would be wrong.
By: Jack Kessler
by Jack Kessler Sep 04, 2024 2 minutes Save for Later Save OPINION - Politics Enabled The Grenfell Disaster.
Perhaps it was because I watched it during the first week of lockdown, but I have a particular attachment to this BBC documentary on House of Lords reform, first aired in February 2000. It is a Michael Cockerell production, so you know it will be good, but it is even better than that.
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