Bartle Bull
Bartle Bull is the former foreign editor of Prospect. His next book, a history of Iraq, will be published by Grove/Atlantic in London and New York
The triumph of the Trump doctrine
An appraisal of the President’s foreign policy would find he was consistent, traditional, multilateral – and highly successful
Endless tragedy of blood and sand
Syria’s civil war is the latest grisly chapter in more than a millennium of conflict
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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
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
