The New Political Battleground
The fortunes of Rugby League and the Conservative Party are now intrinsically linked
Will Keir Starmer get a chance at a first impression?
Three opposition leaders have made it into government in the last 40 years. Keir Starmer faces an uphill battle to become the fourth
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes