Columnnist

John Lloyd

Senior research fellow at University of Oxford

John Lloyd co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where he is senior research fellow.

John Lloyd
21 Jan 2019

Proud to be British

Europe's rulers must grasp what the British establishment has been forced to understand: that politics can no longer be located at a distance from its citizens.

21 Jan 2019 3
Proud to be British
14 Jan 2019

Democracy rules

Because its citizens voted to do so, the UK undergoes a wrenching convulsion which is likely to make it poorer than it might otherwise have been.

14 Jan 2019 3
Democracy rules
7 Jan 2019

Big Brother coming

The world's two most populous states, China and India, have nationwide digital systems combining collection of personal information and capacity for full surveillance and intervention by the state.

7 Jan 2019 1
Big Brother coming
3 Jan 2019

Testing global stability

Hard power in the ascendant powers features men (in every case) who use nationalism and the projection and growth of military force to bolster their popularity.

3 Jan 2019 1
24 Dec 2018

The driving force behind the modern Christian revival

Christmas is invariably the time for a grouch that neither Christ nor mas(s) feature much in a festival meant to rededicate Christian believers to the worship of the son of God. Materialism, especially for children, swamps, on this view, any reflection on the meaning of a Christian -- or religious -- life.

24 Dec 2018 2
17 Dec 2018

Torture of Theresa

The limb-stretching rack was outlawed in Europe, but is now being practised (virtually) on the British prime minister.

17 Dec 2018 1
Torture of Theresa
10 Dec 2018

No more votes

A second referendum on Brexit would be bad news for the UK, for its politics, for Europe, and for the cause of democracy generally.

10 Dec 2018 4
No more votes
19 Nov 2018

Prolonged torture

Brexit, for all of the chaotic politics it has provoked, is a genuine political argument conducted within the bounds of a robust democracy.

19 Nov 2018 3
Prolonged torture
12 Nov 2018

Message from America

President Donald Trump's party did as well as it did because the small towns and rural areas of the United States are still, in the main, Trump country.

12 Nov 2018 2
29 Oct 2018

Considering populism

Disease or cure, populism's successes in the United States and in Europe prompt the question: what if it succeeds and embeds itself as a default?

29 Oct 2018