Profile: Tobias Rustat
A Cambridge college tried to remove his memorial plaque and the Church branded him a “slave trader” but, in fact, this royal retainer was a philanthropist
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish