Why there will probably be no early election
It would be all but impossible to build an attractive but realistic manifesto
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
Why must everything move to Manchester?
Northern England is being framed in patronising reductionist terms
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Let’s give parents back control
We need a more pluralistic childcare sector
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
Do machines laugh?
The experience of amusement defies a reductionist approach to the mind
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Was the Boriswave a Brexit betrayal?
A decade later, the public memory of Brexit’s immigration pledge is clearer than the campaign was
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
In defence of division
We cannot allow oikophobes and iconoclasts to define what it means for us to be united
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes